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Chinampa, an Uncommon card
Chinampa is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 78,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Chinampa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chinampa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This method was also used and occupied most of Lake ______.
Answer
Xochimilco. This method was also used and occupied most of Lake Xochimilco. From the Chinampa article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The United Nations designated it a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in ____.
Answer
2010s. The United Nations designated it a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2018. From the Chinampa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chris Beck. Chris Beck 140,000 · Chinampa 78,000 · Riot 62,000 · John Mica 9,500 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.
- The word chinampa has Nahuatl origins, chinampa meaning “in the fence of reeds.” They are built up on wetlands of a lake or freshwater swamp for agricultural purposes, and their proportions ensure optimal moisture retention.
- This method was also used and occupied most of Lake Xochimilco.
- The United Nations designated it a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2018.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chinampa article was read about 78,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Chinampa
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chinampa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Kristinoller at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
