Mexicali - 2026 ACF Regionals

Question

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

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Summary


Canada	Main Site	Y	6	13.33	100%	33%	0%
Great Lakes	Main Site	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main Site	Y	3	13.33	67%	67%	0%
Overflow	Main Site	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Southeast	Main Site	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
UK	Main Site	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%

Data


Waterloo B	Carleton University	0	10	10
Guelph	McGill A	10	10	20
Toronto Metropolitan	Toronto F	0	10	10
McMaster A	Waterloo A	10	10	20
Ohio State A	Pittsburgh	10	10	20
CWRU B	Ohio State C	0	10	10
CWRU A	Ohio State B	10	10	20
Toronto B	UBC A	0	10	10
Toronto G	Toronto C	0	10	10
Virginia Tech A	VCU	10	10	20
MIT	Bowdoin B	10	10	20
Brown	Brandeis B	0	0	0
Harvard A	Brandeis A	10	10	20
Missouri A	Minnesota A	10	10	20
Bruin	Louisville B	0	10	10
Georgia Tech C	Georgia Tech D	10	10	20
Kentucky	Mississipi State	10	10	20
WashU A	Georgia Tech B	10	10	20
Cardiff	Oxford C	10	10	20
Columbia B	Columbia C	0	10	10
Virginia Tech B	North Carolina B	10	10	20
NYU B	Georgetown	0	10	10
Johns Hopkins A	Maryland A	0	10	10