1. Starter: What city are we looking at today?
What country is the city located in?
Why are we looking at this city?
Name 3 things you know about the city?

2. Mumbai – a growing megacity
LO: To be able to describe the location and urban structure of Mumbai

4. Mumbai - images

5. Mumbai – A world city!
Mumbai (formally Bombay is located in the state of Maharashatra
It is India’s biggest city – the 4th largest in the world
It is graded as ‘Alpha’ as a world city due to its economic importance
In 2015 the population of Mumbai was 16 million (Metropolitan area was far bigger)
It has a tropical climate and is suffers the effects of monsoon rains
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6. Mumbai’s urban structure - City Centre
The oldest parts of the city are at the top of the peninsula
The CBD is located here – centred around the former banking area
Headquarters in this area include:
Bank of America
Walt Disney
Microsoft India
Volkswagen
Cadbury India
People live in slims – up to 25,000
Shopping malls are also located here

7. Inner suburbs
The first area of suburbs developed to house workers in the old textile mill area
Some of this area has now become characterised by squatter and slum settlement including Mumbai's largest – Dharavi

8. Outer suburbs
Second suburbs and 1970’s suburbs were developed along Mumbai’s railway lines
The railways allowed commuters to travel into the city each day
New industrial sectors have also developed along the railway line
New Mumbai was planned as a low- density suburb were lower land prices would create a better quality of life
As it grew industries located in New Mumbai because of cheap land and available labour

9. Urban-rural fringe
It is very hard to locate because it has spread out into a vast conurbation (merging of small towns / villages within a city)
Including these area Mumbai has a population of 22 million
Rural areas are generally found where land is not suitable for building
The national park is full of swamp land and not suitable for development

10. Task: Using an Atlas and Face book Pg 106 -108
Fill in 4 facts about Mumbai
Locate the capital of India and 5 other major cities
Draw the main rail and road lines on you India map
Using figure 11 (pg 108 ) shade in the key urban areas on your Mumbai map – 7 Colours needed
First Suburbs 1900s – 1930s
Second suburbs 1950s
Post 1970’s
New Industrial Areas
Old textiles mills (now redeveloped)
National Park
Regeneration Areas
Write a short paragraph that explains how Mumbai’s connectivity has fuelled the growth of its economy and population

12. Homework: Due Date: Using your photocopy of Pages 106 – 107 Face book
Complete a 1 page (No more no less!) fact file on Mumbai
The headings you must use are:
Background to Mumbai
Key facts (did you know box?)
Industrial History
Location problems
Environmental factors
On a separate page answer questions 1 -5 Pg 107 in full sentences
Due Date:

13. Mumbai – a growing megacity
LO: To be able to describe the location and urban structure of Mumbai