Question: South Dakota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th most expansive, but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Once the southern part of the Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 171,000, is South Dakota's largest city.

South Dakota is bordered by the states of North Dakota (on the north), Minnesota (to the east), Iowa (to the southeast), Nebraska (on the south), Wyoming (on the west), and Montana (to the northwest). The state is bisected by the Missouri River, dividing South Dakota into two geographically and socially distinct halves, known to residents as "East River" and "West River".

Eastern South Dakota is home to most of the state's population, and the area's fertile soil is used to grow a variety of crops. West of the Missouri, ranching is the predominant agricultural activity, and the economy is more dependent on tourism and defense spending. Most of the Native American reservations are in West River. The Black Hills, a group of low pine-covered mountains sacred to the Sioux, are in the southwest part of the state. Mount Rushmore, a major tourist destination, is there. South Dakota has a temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons and precipitation ranging from moderate in the east to semi-arid in the west. The state's ecology features species typical of a North American grassland biome. 1. Where does most of the population of the state live?
2. What is grown there?
3. Where are the reservations mainly?
4. What is a tourist spot in South Dakota?
5. Where is it located?
6. What is the weather like?
7. Is it uniform across the state?
8. Where does South Dakota's name come from?
9. Which ones?
10. How does it rank as a state in terms of size?
11. What about in terms of population?
12. What about population density?
13. Did it become a state before North Dakota?
14. What is the river splitting the state in half? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Eastern South Dakota
2. a variety of crops
3. in West River
4. Mount Rushmore
5. The Black Hills
6. temperate
7. no
8. Native American tribes
9. Lakota and Dakota Sioux
10. 17th most expansive
11. 5th
12. the 5th least densely
13. no
14. the Missouri River

Question: Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.

Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.

And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.

The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.

Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.

He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.

" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.

"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."

Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.

She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. 1. what man was named champion in 2009? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Roger Federer

Question: CHAPTER XI

THE BAT'S EXIT

_Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin. Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped. The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib. The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible. He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.

Wyndham lay in an upper berth, in the faint draught that came down through the open skylight. A wet cloth covered his face and the cabin smelt of drugs. He did not move and had not been altogether conscious for some time. Rupert wore Harry's white clothes and looked, in the unsteady light, like a rather haggard and jaundiced Englishman. Marston had noted his firm touch when he fixed the bandage and now he was methodically putting back some bottles in the medicine chest. When he finished he bent over the berth for a moment, as if he listened to Wyndham's breathing.

"I think he will live," he said. "Although he is very weak, we have got the fever down, and the wound is not as septic as it was. Anyhow, you must get him into hospital at Kingston soon."

Marston remembered afterwards that Rupert had said _you_, not we, and thought it significant. Now, however, he was dully pondering something else. 1. whose face was covered with a wet cloth?
2. where were they going to?
3. what had chafed?
4. what is the name of the boat?
5. do they think he will live?
6. was Rupert wearing his own clothes?
7. then whose?
8. was the wound still as septic?
9. did he check to see if Wyndham was still alive?
10. how?
11. who was exhausted?
12. who was exhausted by physcial effort?
13. what did Marston set up?
14. and?
15. what did the cabin smell of?
16. was Wyndham strong?
17. had he been conscious?
18. who replaced the bandage?
19. who put the medicine bottles back?
20. what were they going to to in Kingston? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Wyndham
2. Kingston
3. The light canvas
4. Columbine
5. yes
6. no
7. Harry
8. no
9. yes
10. listening to his breathing
11. Wyndham
12. Marston
13. topsail
14. the balloon jib
15. drugs
16. no
17. no
18. Marston
19. Marston
20. getting him into a hospital