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Rice is a staple food in China and much of Asia and the Middle East, so there is always a large demand for it. It's eatenless in Northern China though, where they tend to use wheat instead.
The terraces and paddies are simply the means to the end, and terraces make possible planting crops like rice, which needs its roots in water,on steep hillsides.
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In hilly areas farmers in Asia cut terraces into the sides of mountains to plant rice how do farmers rice in the lowland areas?
In lowland areas, farmers typically cultivate rice in flooded fields known as paddies. These paddies are flooded with water to control weeds and pests, and to provide the necessary environment for rice growth. Farmers may also use irrigation systems to supply water to the rice fields if natural water sources are insufficient.
How did the ancient Chinese prevent flooding?
The Chinese have built dams to prevent flooding.
How did both Inca farmers and Japanese farmers adapt a geographic feature of their countries?
Inca farmers adapted to the rugged Andean landscape by creating terrace farming to use available land efficiently. Japanese farmers adapted to limited arable land by practicing intensive rice cultivation and by developing advanced irrigation techniques like rice paddies.
How have rice farmers in the Philippines transformed the landscape?
Rice farmers in the Philippines have transformed the landscape by converting vast areas of land into rice paddies through terracing and irrigation systems. This has altered the natural topography of the land and resulted in a patchwork of rice fields across the countryside, especially in regions like the Cordilleras. The intensive cultivation of rice has also led to deforestation and soil erosion in some areas.
What were cut into mountains in ancient China to make flat land to grow crops?
Terraces were cut into the hillsides to create farmland and rice paddies.
What did Chinese farmers do to stop flooding?
Chinese farmers built an extensive system of levees, dams, and canals to control water flow and prevent flooding. They also practiced terracing on hilly terrain and constructed rice paddies to manage water levels. Additionally, they developed water management techniques such as flood diversion and water storage reservoirs.
Why do people on Bali say rice paddies are manicured?
That the rice paddies a trimmed carefully and grown very carefully(e.g. They leave not a single weed in sight in a row of rice paddies, they get rid of the weeds until they are gone and they trim them neatly) this is what the bali farmers do for their neat crops.
What provided the revenue for the city of Angkor?
The city of Angkor relied heavily on selling its rice as its main cash crop. The monsoons and irrigation systems benefited the rice paddies.
When was The Middlewich Paddies created?
The Middlewich Paddies was created in 1979.
What is grown in the fields called paddies?
Rice is grown in paddies, or paddy fields.
Why does Elliot want to know where temple and rice paddies are?
the temples are in Egypt and the rice paddies are in India.
What happens in china once in 12 - 15 years that is eagarly awaited by tourists but dreaded by farmers?
The giant rice eating monster comes and eats all the food in the rice paddies
