World Geography Bowl

Plymouth State University

October 31, 2008

Round 3

World Geography Bowl - 2008

Round 3a

Round 3a: Toss-Up (1)

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.

Round 3a: Toss-Up (1)

Loess

Round 3a: Toss-Up (2)

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?

Round 3a: Toss-Up (2)

Kosovo

Round 3a: Toss-Up (3)

Round 3a: Toss-Up (3)

For 10 points, what is the name of the major pre-Columbian civilization whose major city was Tenochtitlan.

Round 3a: Toss-Up (3)

Aztec

Round 3a: Toss-Up (4)

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?

Round 3a: Toss-Up (4)

Mediterranean Climate

Round 3a: Toss-Up

Visual Toss-Ups

Round 3a: Toss-Up (5)

The following image is a MODIS image of fire. Where in the world are these fires occurring?

Round 3a: Toss-Up (5)

Southern California – Northwest Mexico

(any answer in this region okay)

Round 3a: Toss-Up (6)

The following image shows what kind of volcanic activity?

Round 3a: Toss-Up (6)

Round 3a: Toss-Up (6)

Hot Spot

Round 3a: Team Questions

End of Toss-Up Round

Team Questions

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.

Round 3a: Team Question 1

Hindu KushEastern GhatsTian Shan DolomitesZagros

STOP

Round 3a: Team Question 1

Hindu Kush Afghanistan

Eastern Ghats India

Tian Shan, China (Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan)

Dolomites Italy

Zagros Mountains Iran

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.

Round 3a: Team Question 2

Blue MountainsKunlun MountainsTransylvanian AlpsBrooks RangeAtlas

STOP

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

End of Round 3a

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1)

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1)

For ten points, name the gas in the stratosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (1)

Ozone

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2)

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2)

For 5 points each, name the two countries that have the greatest amount of Spodosols in the World.

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (2)

Russia and Canada

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (3)

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

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (3)

Autotrophthe producers in a food chain

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (4)

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.

Round 3b: Toss-up Question (4)

Permafrost

Round 3b: Toss-up Question

Visual Toss up questions

Round 3b: Toss-Up (5)

Indicate where in the world the following place is.

Round 3b: Toss-Up (5)

Round 3b: Toss-Up (5)

Mississippi River Delta

Round 3b: Toss-Up (6)

For ten points give the geographic name of the brown area in the following diagram.

Round 3b: Toss-Up (6)

Alluvial Fan

Round 3b

End of Toss Up Questions

Round 3b: Team Question 1

Moderator reads question first

Round 3b: Team Question 1

This year the Atlantic Hurricane season has been busy with 6 hurricanes as of October 5th. We all know about Kyle because last month it passed by the NESTVAL Region.

For 5 points each, name the other 5 Atlantic hurricanes which came before Kyle.

STOP

Round 3b: Team Question 1

Category / Duration of hurricane

Hurricane Bertha 3 July 3 - 20

Hurricane Dolly 2 July 20 - 25

Hurricane Gustav 4 Aug 25 - Sep 4

Hurricane Hanna 1 Aug 28 - Sep 7

Hurricane Ike 4 September 1 - 14

Hurricane Kyle 1 September 25 - 29

Round 3b: Team Question 2

Moderator reads question first

Round 3b: Team Question 2

Many countries throughout the world have various enclaves of ethnic, religious or cultural groups.

For 5 points each, name the country in which the following enclaves are found.

Round 3b: Team Question 2

Brittany

Lesotho

San Marino

Nagorno-Karabakh

Gibraltar

STOP

Round 3b: Team Question 2

Brittany (France)

Lesotho (S. Africa)

San Marino (Italy)

Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)

Gibraltar (Spain)

End of Game 3