Question

All of the following elements make Southeast Asia an ideal location for growing rice, except its __________.
A.
rich soil
B.
dependable rainfall
C.
predictable monsoons
D.
warm tropical climate

Answer 1

C. predictable monsoons

Explanation: Southeast Asia has a warm tropical climate, abundant/dependable rainfall, and fertile alluvial soils—conditions good for rice. Monsoons provide the rain but they are not always reliably predictable in timing or intensity, so "predictable monsoons" is the exception.