Question
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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Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 16.00 | 90% | 60% | 10% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 88% | 38% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Vassar A | Cornell B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Columbia B | George Washington B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia C | Johns Hopkins A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Maryland A | Haverford B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU A | Maryland B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU B | Haverford A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Penn A | John Jay College | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Yale A | George Washington A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |