Question
Cerdá et al. showed that the construction of these vehicles in the world’s first city to adopt them decreased homicide rates by 60 percent and resulted in lower perceived levels of violence in low-income areas. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this mode of public transportation used in South American cities to traverse mountainous terrain without needing roads.
ANSWER: cable car [accept gondola lift; accept aerial lift; accept aerial tram]
[10h] Cerdá et al.’s study focused on this city located in the Aburrá Valley. Line K, the busiest cable car line in the world, connects this city’s downtown with the Santo Domingo Savio and Andalucía neighborhoods.
ANSWER: Medellín (“may-day-YEEN”)
[10m] This South American city began constructing its cable car system in 2014 in response to infrastructure concerns with overloading ground transportation modes. This city’s Mi Teleférico is the world’s longest urban cable car network.
ANSWER: La Paz [accept El Alto]
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 8 | 8.75 | 50% | 13% | 25% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 5 | 6.00 | 40% | 0% | 20% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 50% | 17% | 33% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 60% | 20% | 60% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
Data
| Penn State | RIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Maryland | Pitt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |