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1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by Maryland - #26 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
They were occupied by the Germans from 1940 to 1945. Each is domestically independent and has its own assembly, though they are not represented in Parliament. The population is mostly of French descent. The economy rests on cultivation of early vegetables, fruits, and flowers for the British market and on the tourist industry. The principal towns are St. Peter Port and St. Helier; and the four principal land masses are named Sark, Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. FTP identify this group of islands located in some water between France and England.
Answer: The Channel Islands
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by Stanford - #12 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
It falls more than 6,700 feet through granite canyons in the 100 miles between its source in Leadville and Canon City, Colorado. The Verdigris, Salt Fork, Canadian and Cimarron Rivers all reach the Mississippi by means of this river, and cities along its banks include Pueblo, Dodge City, and Tulsa. FTP, name this river that is prohibited by law from rising higher than the Main Street Bridge in Little Rock.
Answer: The Arkansas River
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by Stanford - #21 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
This city lies in the al-Gutah oasis along the Barada river. Fashionable addresses today include Marjah Square, but many of its historic buildings were built by a dynasty that ruled from AD 661 to 750. Modern roads link it with Beirut to the west, Aleppo to the north and Amman to the south, but the most famous road associated with it is the Roman road from Jerusalem, once memorably traveled by Saul of Tarsus. FTP, name this Syrian capital.
Answer: Damascus
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by Swarthmore - #4 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
The Alajskij Chrebet mountains dominate the south this country, whose largest lake is the saltwater Ozero Issyk-Kul' in the northeast. The only flatlands of this country are located in the extreme north, through which tributaries of the Chu River flow. Bordered on the east by China, on the north by Kazakhstan, on the west by Uzbekistan and on the south by Tajikistan, it is a former Soviet republic whose capital was once called Frunze. For ten points, name this country, whose major cities include Osh, Tokmak, Karakol, and the capital, Bishkek.
Answer: Kyrgyzstan
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by South Carolina and Bowling Green - #6 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
Lying on the Derwent River, Mount Wellington rises just west of this city and it lies on Wellington's lower slopes. Built around Sullivan's Cove, it was originally founded as a penal colony, and named, in 1804, for a British statesman. FTP, name this capital city, home to the University of Tasmania.
Answer: Hobart
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by South Carolina and Bowling Green - #35 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
It is Germany's most northwestwardly State with its eastern border at the Baltic Sea, it western coast at the North Sea, and its southeastern land is bounded by Mecklenberg and West Pomaria. It has had Danish minorities in predominately German areas and German minorities in largely Danish areas. FTP identify this land that was taken from Denmark and made a part of Prussia following the Seven Weeks' War.
Answer: Schleswig-Holstein
1999 ACF Regionals - Packet by Vanderbilt - #14 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
Its source was not discovered until 1995; French explorer Michel Peissel found it in a high mountain pass. The UN's plans to tap this river with a hydroelectric plant were scratched with the outbreak of war in 1959, but have been reinitiated with vigor: by 1996, fifty-four dams were planned along its banks. FTP, name this 2600 mile river that passes through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Answer: Mekong River
1999 ACF Nationals - Packet by Berkeley - #5 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
An 1862 earthquake expanded this lake by 77 square miles, creating Proval Bay near the delta of the Selanga River. Though only thirty miles wide on average, its shoreline runs for 1300 miles, and one of the mountains that surrounds it features the mouth of the Lena River. FTP, name this lake, home to about 20% of the freshwater on Earth, which is the deepest lake in the world.
Answer: Lake Baikal
1999 ACF Nationals - Packet by Carleton - #3 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
Its largest rivers are the Kapuas in the west and the Barito in the south, and its highest point is at Mount Kinabalu. One of the most sparsely populated regions in the world, the two major ethnic groups living on the island are the Dyaks and the Malays. Kalimantan covers 70% of the total area, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak lie along the north coast. FTP, identify this third-largest island in the world, which is divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Answer: Borneo
1999 ACF Nationals - Packet by Case Western Reserve and Texas A&M - #10 [report this tossup]
Social Studies — Geography
Its western section is also known as the Baba Mountains, while the east has this range's tallest mountains, including Nowshak, Istoro Nal, and Tirich Mir. Considered to end at the Karambar Pass, these mountains are sometimes judged an extension of the Karakorams. For ten points, name this mountain system north of the Indus River valley, located mostly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Answer: Hindu Kush