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Year 7 - Geography

Challenges in Mumbai

India: a global superpower?

Unit Summary

This unit teaches pupils about the human and physical geography of India, how this leads to diverse lives within the country, and how it affects its power and status around the world. Pupils will learn about different places in India and how migration patterns influence their society.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to identify some of the challenges facing Mumbai and describe some ways in which the lives of people living there are unequal.

Key Notes

  • There are high levels of inequality in Mumbai.
  • It is estimated that around 1.2 million people earn less than 20 rupees a day.
  • Mumbai's transport system is incredibly busy and overcrowded.
  • Some people live in informal settlements, however these are some of the happiest settlements in India.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • services: a system that supplies a public need, for example waste collection
  • pollution: anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy
  • informal settlement: areas of makeshift housing where the people who live there don't own the land or have access to services like clean water, power, sanitation
  • inequality: when something is not shared evenly between everyone
  • poverty: not having enough money to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing or somewhere to live

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Inequality is just about the difference in how much money people have.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

There are high levels of inequality in Mumbai. It is estimated that around 1.2 million people earn less than 20 rupees a day.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'services'

a system that supplies a public need, for example waste collection.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: Inequality is just about the difference in how much money people have. Correction: There are many different inequalities between people's lives such as access to education and health care, quality of housing, job opportunities and how people are treated.

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