Packet O: Tossup 2

In a town in this region partly named Setenil, rows of white houses are built into the cliff under massive outcrops. A part of this region called the “plastic sea” appears totally white from space from the ubiquitous greenhouses used by co-operatives (10[1])to grow exported vegetables. (10[2])This region’s Tabernas Desert is the only natural (-5[1])desert on its continent. A river in this region is called the Tinto (-5[1])due to heavy metals in the (10[1])soil, which is exacerbated by mining drainage north of its mouth at Huelva. Two of this region’s (-5[1])largest cities are located south (10[1])of the Sierra Morena Mountains along the Guadalquivir (-5[1])River. (10[1])This region is home to the Mezquita (10[1])and the Alhambra, (10[1])both built in the Moorish style. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this autonomous community of Southern Spain home to Córdoba and Seville. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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