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Central America, an Epic card
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 500,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Central America quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Central America card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Within Central America is the ______ biodiversity hotspot, which extends from southern Mexico to southeastern Panama.
Answer
Mesoamerican. Within Central America is the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from southern Mexico to southeastern Panama. From the Central America article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Central America. Central America 500,000 · Achille Lauro hijacking 95,000 · Red-billed chough 34,000 · Wignacourt Aqueduct 6,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, and also, in specialized contexts, including Mexico.
- Within Central America is the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from southern Mexico to southeastern Panama.
- Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, seismic activity in the region, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, is high, which has caused death, injury, and property damage.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Central America article was read about 500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Central America
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Central America (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : M.Bitton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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