World Regions L. 29 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Where is most of the world’s rice grown?

A

Asia

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2
Q

What do you call the field where rice is grown?

A

paddy

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3
Q

List the 3 countries that are exporters of rice.

A

Thailand, Vietnam, and India

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4
Q

What is the main export of many Persian Gulf countries?

A

oil

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5
Q

What country tried to take resources from other countries during WWII?

A

Japan

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6
Q

What kind of business is a farm?

A

primary business

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7
Q

What kind of business is a factory?

A

manufacturing business

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8
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What kind of business is a grocery store?

A

service buisness

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9
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What kind of business uses resources to create products that people want to buy?

A

manufacturing business

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10
Q

Farming, fishing, and mining are examples of what kind of business?

A

Primary business

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11
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What kind of business performs jobs for their customers?

A

Service business

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12
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What kind of business works with natural resources?

A

Primary business

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13
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A cook and a waiter are examples of what kind of business?

A

service business

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14
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Factory workers making soap, cars, and toys are examples of what kind of business?

A

Manufacturing business

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15
Q

How long to factory workers in Asia work?

A

long hours, seven days a week

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16
Q

What are the factories in Asia like?

A

dirty and unsafe

17
Q

Why do many Asian children work?

A

to buy food for their families

18
Q

What kind of jobs do many children in the Philippines have?

A

dangerous sea jobs

19
Q

Where do many Asian children go instead of to school?

A

work

20
Q

What are strong winds that change direction from season to season?

A

monsoons

21
Q

What are large waves that can form in the ocean after an underwater earthquake or volcanic explosion?

A

Tsunami

22
Q

What is an area with unique climate, animal life, and plant life

A

biome

23
Q

What is a large, flat area without trees

A

steppe

24
Q

Where do people wear a knup to keep themselves dry during the rain.

A

rainforest

25
Q

Where do you find marsh grasses, glasswort, otters and the Caspian seal?

A

freshwater biomes