Packet K: Bonus 19
A ruined plane was left behind outside this city after it was purposefully crashed in an experiment. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city northeast of the Laguna Salada that struggles with pollution from imported plastic waste. This city, located in the fertile area around the ancient Lake Cahuilla, is home to the neighborhood La Chinesca.
ANSWER: Mexicali
[10m] Mexicali is found in a “Trough” with this name, a rift valley home to Coachella. Evaporation of a saline, endorheic body of water with this name has caused toxic dust in California’s Imperial Valley north of Mexicali.
ANSWER: Salton Sea [or the Salton Trough]
[10e] The Salton Sea was formed by water from this river, which empties into the Gulf of California southeast of Mexicali. The artificial Lake Mead was formed by damming this river.
ANSWER: Colorado River
<EC, Geography> | Packet K - UCF A, Notre Dame B, Durham A, Michigan State A, Swarthmore A, Cambridge B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15.22 | 96% | 57% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Brandeis B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvard A | Brandeis A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| MIT | Bowdoin B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |