Question
Because Mesoamerican use of lime plaster bled into the nearby soil, Charles Golden observed the city of Piedras Negras using an infrared form of this technology. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this technology used in the Mirador Basin Project, which creates landscapes through dense canopies based on aerial images.
ANSWER: LIDAR [or LADAR; accept light detection and ranging; accept LIDAR scanning; accept laser scanning or 3D laser scanning; prompt on scans or scanning or lasers; prompt on sensing or remote sensing]
[10e] In a process similar to making a tortilla, Indigenous people in southern Colombia would soak this plant in quicklime before chewing. This addictive plant is made into a similarly named white powder drug.
ANSWER: coca [or coca leaves; prompt on cocaine by asking “what plant is it derived from?”]
[10m] The plaster at Teotihuacan (“teh-oh-tee-HUAH-can”) contained a blend of lime with blue and green forms of this material. Aztec macahuitl (“MAK-wa-HWEE-til”) clubs were embedded with this material, whose natural sharpness led to its use in other weapons.
ANSWER: obsidian [or perlite; prompt on volcanic glass; prompt volcanic rock or stones]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 3 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 80% | 90% | 30% |
Data
| UBC B | UBC A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |