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QUESTION: 1. What country is the second largest exporter of rice? How much rice does it export annually?

ANSWER: VietNam is second with 3.7 million tonnes

URL http://www.fao.org/rice2004/en/kids.htm

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QUESTION 2. What country is the largest importer of rice? how much does it intend to import in the next few months to address the coming rice crises?

ANSWER The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, has failed this year, to fill state tenders for the grain, driving prices higher last month. The country imports about 2 million tons a year to plug a supply deficit.

URL http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid =20601087&sid=aQV4kTr1CXQQ&refer=home

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QUESTION 3.What percentage of total rice exporter to Africa comes from Asia? How much is it worth annually?

ANSWER Imports in Africa are forecast to rise by a slightly faster rate than the previous decade to 4 million tons more than the present. Although output of paddy is projected to increase at 4 percent per annum, demand for rice would be marginally larger. As a result, Africa is likely to continue to rely on imports to fulfill over 80 percent of its total demand.

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QUESTION 4. In 1910, 150 glaciers dotted the Glacier National park in Montana, USA. How many are there now?

ANSWER The Montana park has 26 named glaciers today, down from 150 in 1850.

URL http://www.livescience.com /environment/060324_glacier_melt.html

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QUESTION 5. What is Europe’s biggest glacier? Why is it breaking up? What are the consequences if it breaks up?

ANSWER GLASGOW, Scotland -- Europe's largest glacier is on the verge of breaking up as a result of increased temperatures, experts say.

URL http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD /europe/10/23/iceland.glacier/index.html

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QUESTION 6. Which country is slowly disappearing due to rising sea water level? Where is it?

ANSWER From the air the tiny islets of Funafuti atoll appear as a broken pearl necklace scattered on the blue throat of the tropical sea. At no point is the sandy island of Funafuti higher than 13 feet above sea level, as is the case throughout the nine coral atolls of this South Pacific nation of Tuvalu.

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