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Question

This stone city, one of the many places sometimes called the “Venice of the Pacific,” was built in a lagoon on artificial islands. It was abandoned after being conquered by the semi-mythical Isokelekel. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this archeological site located on the eastern side of the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. It served as the capital of the Saudeleur dynasty until around the 1500s.

ANSWER: Nan Madol [or Soun Nan-leng]

[10m] Saudeleur rulers often received tribute in the form of this staple of Micronesia. The mutiny on the HMS Bounty occurred while it was transporting this plant from Tahiti.

ANSWER: breadfruit [or Artocarpus altilis]

[10e] Nan Madol was built from stones taken from these places. The activity of these places such as Krakatoa may have caused the Little Ice Age.

ANSWER: volcanoes [prompt on mountains]

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	75%	25%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	16.67	100%	50%	17%
Florida	Main	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	6	11.67	100%	17%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	11.11	100%	0%	11%
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Lower Midwest	Main	Y	3	20.00	100%	67%	33%
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	10	17.00	100%	40%	30%
North	Main	Y	5	10.00	100%	0%	0%
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Northwest	Main	Y	4	12.50	100%	0%	25%
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UCF A	FIU	10	10
UF A	UCF B	10	10
UF E	UF B	10	10