For the Instructor
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Mumbai, India
Enter the information below on the Worksheet that you downloaded from the main Case Study page.
Summarize your findings in the chart below
Make sure you have the screen captures made for the three locations you chose to explore. You will copy and paste these into the document that you downloaded.
| Estimated diameter of widest part of the city | |
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Estimated distance from placemark to nearest tidal water (water body that is connected to the ocean) |
Complete the chart below for three locations in Mumbai that lie at, near or below sea level:
| Point of interest | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Location coordinates | |||
| Location elevation | |||
| Location name (if you can find one) and description | |||
| Characterization of type of development: residential, industrial, port, etc. | |||
| Characterization of population density (high, med, low) |
Photograph of Mumbai showing a low-lying neighborhood close to Mithi River. Credit: Google Earth: Harikumargeo.
Google Earth screenshot of Mumbai at approximately 15 mi eye altitude. At this view you can see the city's proximity to the ocean and rivers.Credit: Google Earth
This image, taken from Wikipedia site – Geography of Mumbai, illustrates the city's island geography as it is literally surrounded by water. Many areas of the city are very low-lying, while others have higher elevation.Credit: "Geographybombay" by Nichalp CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons




