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Mumbai Flashcards

1
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Mumbai is a ………….. with a population of…………in 2016
in 1971…………, Mumbai’s population was ………

A

megacity,

2016: 20.7 million (in Greater Mumbai, while the ‘city’ has 11.9 million in 2019)
1971: 5.9 million

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Mumbai, like London, is situated on the…………and is a major…………. on the ……………….Ocean

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  • situated on the coast
  • major port
  • India Ocean
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Mumbai is India’s…………..centre and a hub for………………and…………

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  • India’s financial centre

- hub for industry and services

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………………of the population live in slums

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-more than half

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one of the largest slums is:

this is home to…………people

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  • Dharavi
  • 1 million people live there

sanitation is poor and many homes have no water supply. the lack of toilet and sewage facilities is a risk to health as raw sewage spreads disease

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6
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………….of India’s millionaires live in Mumbai, near the……………..
two of the richest districts are:

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a quarter
CBD (Central Business District)
Bandra and Andheri

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the literacy rate is about…….% in the slums an d……….% in the city as a whole

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60% in slums
90% for Mumbai as a whole

literacy rates are also lower for women than for men: GENDER INEQUALITY

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there are higher rates of …………..and other………….. in poorer communities than more affluent areas because:

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  • higher rates of HIV and other STIs in poorer areas
  • there are few job opportunities for women in slums
  • with no qualifications, some women resort to prostitution to earn a living
  • this has both physical and mental health implications which are not dealt with in slums
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only…….% of slum residents have access to public healthcare

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30% only

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infant mortality rate is ………………deaths per 1000 in Mumbai, while in London this is…………per 1000

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26 per 10000 Mumbai

3.4 per 1000 London

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11
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……% of Mumbai’s residents class themselves as very happy with life

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42%

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12
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recently, there has been an influx of African migrants to Mumbai, and many face:

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  • racial discrimination as they struggle to find good jobs and are forced to live in slums
  • many experience racial prejudice including verbal abuse and higher risk of arrest by police
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13
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the average rainfall in Mumbai in July (Monsoon season) is

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960mm which is one of the highest amounts in India

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a monsoon climate is:

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a long dry season followed by s period of intense rainfall

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15
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……river flow through Mumbai, including the

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  • 5 rivers

- Dahisar and Mithi

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in …………..20….. , monsoon rains caused the…………River to flood, killing………..people and leaving…………homeless

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July 2005
killed 400 people
left 10,000 people homeless

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17
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because of limited room to expand, many new developments are built on ……………

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floodplains, increasing the poor’s vulnerability

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Mumbai also sits on ……………….. and so is vulnerable to …………..and…………..because of its…………topography

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  • seismically active area
  • risk of earthquakes and tsunamis
  • low lying, so at risk of coastal flooding form tsunamis
19
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……% of the River…………’s embankments are built informal settlements

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70%

River Mithi

20
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the………………port of Mumbai handles……% of India’s containerised trade

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Jawaharlal Nehru Port

60%

21
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The city was once an archipelago of……islands but was converted in ……….by the Hornby Vellard land reclamation project into one landmass

A

1845

22
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Mumbai’s geology is :

this is good for

A
  • black Deccan basalt

- good for the erection of high-rise buildings

23
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there are……….skyscrapers in Mumbai today over 150m tall

A

43 over 150m tall

24
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Mumbai is home to the headquarters of the………..Group worth $………….and ……………….worth $………………

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Tata Group worth $71 billion

Reliance Industries worth $59 billion

25
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Mumbai is the capital of………………..State and is the seat of the………………………
as a result,

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  • Maharashtra State
  • Bombai High Court

-this means state and central government employees make up a large percentage of the city’s workforce

26
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the city used to be known for its trade in ………….and………….

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textiles and precious metals, getting the nickname ‘the Manchester of the East’

27
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Many textile mills became unprofitable and fell into disrepair, such as …………….which has now been redeveloped as………………….

A

Mafatlal Mill

now Marathon Futurex, an IT and financial business centre

28
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In Dharavi, there is a growing …………industry

there are………….single-rooms factories in Dharavi

A

recycling industry

15,000

29
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Mumbai accounts for……….% of India’s trade

A

40%

30
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The…………………International Airport is the main aviation hub in the city and the second busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic
handled …………passengers in 2011-12

A

Chhatrapati

30.74 million passengers

31
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there are plans to expand Chhatrapati Airport to handle……..passengers

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40 million

32
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Mumbai hosts India’s premier scientific and nuclear institutes, including the ……………

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Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indian Rare Earth Limited and the Tata institute of Fundamental Research

33
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most slum areas in Mumbai lack ………………meaning illnesses such as……..are spread by the dirty water, also reducing…………..

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lack adequate sanition
hepatitis
reducing local fish populations

34
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Mumbai’s water supply relies on ………………, meaning water is rationed during the ………………..and as demand for water grows, this is………..in the long term

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  • monsoon
  • dry season
  • unsustainable
35
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in the neighbourhood of ……….., waste on open rubbish dumps is burnt, adding to air pollution
between…………-…………., ….% of deaths in…………..were caused by respiratory problems

A

Chembur
2008-2010
25% of deaths

36
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there are around ……..more vehicles on Mumbai’s roads every day, which releases SOx gases, causing regular acid rain

A

450 more cars a day

37
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in …………, the government announced a redevelopment project to:

A

2004

clear the Dharavi slum and create a new independent township

38
Q

in ……….., the World Bank provided $………….for the upgrade of Mumbai’s transport system

A

2001

$1 billion

39
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there is a ‘…………………’ Campaign to clear litter and educate local residents about how to recycle and dispose of waste in a more environmentally conscious way

A

‘Clean-Up Mumbai Campaign

40
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The………………….runs…………………….campaigns to reduce HIV
new gov. legislation plans to:

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  • National AIDS Control Organisation
  • condom promotion campaigns
  • plan to make it illegal to discriminate against HIV/AIDS-positive people
41
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to increase water security, the local authority has made rainwater harvesting system compulsory on all new residential building rooftops on plots larger than …………..m2
however, since …….. only ……% of eligible buidlings have actually complied

A

300m2
2007
50%

42
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the first overhead metro line from north to south opened in …..
there are plans to open a further…………….lines

A

2014

78 planned

43
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The Greater Mumbai Disaster Management Action Plan was created in ………….

A

2005

Case studies: Contemporary Urban Environments (21 decks)

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