The Vjetrenica (“v’yeh-TREN-eet-sa”) Cave in this mountain range was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site to protect the blind Olm salamander, which has adapted to live entirely underwater. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this mountain range that feeds the heavily dammed Trebišnjica (“TREB-ish-neet-sa”) River. The topographical word “karst” derives from a German word describing this range’s geology.
ANSWER: Dinaric Alps [or Dinarides; reject “Alps”]
[10e] The Vjetrenica Cave and Trebišnjica River are in this country at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. The Miljacka (“mil-YAHTS-ka”) river flows through this country’s Sarajevo Valley.
ANSWER: Bosnia and Herzegovina [or Bosnia-Herzegovina; or Bosna i Hercegovina]
[10m] Description acceptable. Some stretches of the Trebišnjica River with distinct names have this unusual quality common in karst regions. Both a stretch of the Danube starting at Memmingen and Idaho’s Big Lost River have this quality.
ANSWER: sinking [or disappearing or influent; accept description or synonyms for going underground or recharging aquifers; accept flowing into a sinkhole; reject “shrinking” or “getting smaller”]
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