Mumbai Case Study UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Mumbai Case Study UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
megacity - CORRECT ANSWER- city that has a population of at least 10 million
mumbai's population - CORRECT ANSWER- 13 million
expected growth my 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER- 28 million
number of islands - CORRECT ANSWER- 7
Mumbai Case Study UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
megacity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- city that has a population of at least 10 million
mumbai's population - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 13 million
expected growth my 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 28 million
number of islands - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 7
% of population that travels by public transport - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 88%
Number of people carried by train per day - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 6 million
what is site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the location of a settlement and the physical
characteristics of its landscape.
what is situation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the location of a place relative to its
surroundings and other places
(how well it is connected to other places)
Bollywood (India's film industry) is based in Mumbai and releases around 200 films a year -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- culture/business - global
India's numerous Trans National Corporations (including the State Bank of India, Tata Group,
Godrej and Reliance) are based in Mumbai - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- culture/business -
global/national
Mumbai's booming economy means that migrants come for job opportunities - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- culture/business - national
, Mumbai exports 40% of India's products and 40% of all India's income tax is collected in
Mumbai - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- culture/business - global
Mumbai's docks are the biggest in India and handle 25% of India's international trade -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- culture/business - global
Engineering, health care, pharmaceutical and IT industries have grown to replace the
declining textile industry. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- culture/business - national
Mumbai is able to trade with Europe via the Suez Canal in Egypt - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- situation - global
Mumbai's location means quick access to Europe. 5 days quicker than Kolkata on the East
Coast - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- situation - global
In the 19th century Britain imported cotton from India. A railway was built from the cotton
growing areas to Mumbai's port - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- situation - global/regional
Mumbai is connected by an extensive road and rail network to the rest of India - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- situation - national
It is on the West coast of India facing important regional markets in the Middle East -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- situation - global/regional
The land near Mumbai is low-lying and just above sea level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- site
- regional
The islands were the first areas to be settled because they were easy to defend - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- site - regional
Mumbai is built on a series of islands on a peninsular - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- site -
regional
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