Question

Why is wet rice production dominant in southeastern China and eastern India but not in Tibet or Mongolia?

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Responses

Tibet and Mongolia do not use rice as feed for their livestock.

Tibet and Mongolia do not use rice as feed for their livestock.

Tibet has a highlands climate and Mongolia is arid or semiarid.

Tibet has a highlands climate and Mongolia is arid or semiarid.

The cultural traditions of Tibet and Mongolia prohibit eating rice.

The cultural traditions of Tibet and Mongolia prohibit eating rice.

Rice is too expensive to grow in Tibet and Mongolia due to transportation costs.

Rice is too expensive to grow in Tibet and Mongolia due to transportation costs.

Rice from China and India is exported to Tibet and Mongolia, which eliminates the need to grow it locally.

Answer 1

Tibet has a highlands climate and Mongolia is arid or semiarid.

Wet rice needs warm, water‑logged lowlands and long growing seasons, which Tibet’s cold highlands and Mongolia’s dry steppes do not provide.