World Geography Bowl Plymouth State University October 31, 2008 Round 3

1. World Geography Bowl Plymouth State University October 31, 2008 Round 3

2. World Geography Bowl - 2008 Round 3a

3. Round 3a: Toss-Up (1)

4. Round 3a: Toss-Up (1) For ten points, what is the term for wind blown silt deposits which are prevalent in the Ordos Plateau in China and can also be found in the mid-west of the United States.

5. Round 3a: Toss-Up (1) Loess

6. Round 3a: Toss-Up (2)

7. Round 3a: Toss-Up (2) For ten points what is the name of the controversial new country (with a high Albanian population) most recently carved out of Serbia?

8. Round 3a: Toss-Up (2) Kosovo

9. Round 3a: Toss-Up (3)

10. Round 3a: Toss-Up (3) For 10 points, what is the name of the major pre-Columbian civilization whose major city was Tenochtitlan.

11. Round 3a: Toss-Up (3) Aztec

12. Round 3a: Toss-Up (4)

13. Round 3a: Toss-Up (4) For ten points, what is the climate type which has cool wet winters and hot dry summers and can be found on the northern edge of parts of North Africa?

14. Round 3a: Toss-Up (4) Mediterranean Climate

15. Round 3a: Toss-Up Visual Toss-Ups

16. Round 3a: Toss-Up (5) The following image is a MODIS image of fire. Where in the world are these fires occurring?

18. Round 3a: Toss-Up (5) Southern California – Northwest Mexico (any answer in this region okay)

19. Round 3a: Toss-Up (6) The following image shows what kind of volcanic activity?

20. Round 3a: Toss-Up (6)

21. Round 3a: Toss-Up (6) Hot Spot

22. Round 3a: Team Questions End of Toss-Up Round Team Questions

23. Round 3a: Team Question 1 Some of the most isolated cultures are found in mountainous regions. For five points each, name the primary country where the following mountain ranges are found.

24. Round 3a: Team Question 1 Hindu Kush Eastern Ghats Tian Shan Dolomites Zagros STOP

25. Round 3a: Team Question 1 Hindu Kush Afghanistan Eastern Ghats India Tian Shan, China (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) Dolomites Italy Zagros Mountains Iran

26. Round 3a: Team Question 2 There are lots more mountains ranges! For five points each, name the primary country where the following mountain ranges are found.

27. Round 3a: Team Question 2 Blue Mountains Kunlun Mountains Transylvanian Alps Brooks Range Atlas STOP

28. Round 3a: Team Question 2 Blue Mountains Australia, Congo, Estonia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Niger, US (Oregon, Utah) Kunlun Mountains China Transylvanian Alps Romania Brooks Range USA (Alaska) Atlas Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

29. End of Round 3a

30. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1)

31. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1) For ten points, name the gas in the stratosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

32. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1) Ozone

33. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2)

34. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2) For 5 points each, name the two countries that have the greatest amount of Spodosols in the World.

35. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2) Russia and Canada

36. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (3)

37. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (3) For ten points, which of the following is found at the start of the food chain: Carnivore, Parasite, Autotroph, Herbivore

38. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (3) Autotroph the producers in a food chain

39. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (4)

40. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (4) For ten points name the major soil factor that prohibits the growth of large trees in the Tundra region.

41. Round 3b: Toss-up Question (4) Permafrost

42. Round 3b: Toss-up Question Visual Toss up questions

43. Round 3b: Toss-Up (5) Indicate where in the world the following place is.

44. Round 3b: Toss-Up (5)

45. Round 3b: Toss-Up (5) Mississippi River Delta

46. Round 3b: Toss-Up (6) For ten points give the geographic name of the brown area in the following diagram.

48. Round 3b: Toss-Up (6) Alluvial Fan

49. Round 3b End of Toss Up Questions

50. Round 3b: Team Question 1 Moderator reads question first