Q: From 1989 through 1996, the total area of the US was listed as 9,372,610 km2 (3,618,780 sq mi) (land + inland water only). The listed total area changed to 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi) in 1997 (Great Lakes area and coastal waters added), to 9,631,418 km2 (3,718,711 sq mi) in 2004, to 9,631,420 km2 (3,718,710 sq mi) in 2006, and to 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) in 2007 (territorial waters added). Currently, the CIA World Factbook gives 9,826,675 km2 (3,794,100 sq mi), the United Nations Statistics Division gives 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi), and the Encyclopdia Britannica gives 9,522,055 km2 (3,676,486 sq mi)(Great Lakes area included but not coastal waters). These source consider only the 50 states and the Federal District, and exclude overseas territories.

By total area (water as well as land), the United States is either slightly larger or smaller than the People's Republic of China, making it the world's third or fourth largest country. China and the United States are smaller than Russia and Canada in total area, but are larger than Brazil. By land area only (exclusive of waters), the United States is the world's third largest country, after Russia and China, with Canada in fourth. Whether the US or China is the third largest country by total area depends on two factors: (1) The validity of China's claim on Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract. Both these territories are also claimed by India, so are not counted; and (2) How US calculates its own surface area. Since the initial publishing of the World Factbook, the CIA has updated the total area of United States a number of times.

Answer the following questions:
1. Is the US larger than China?
2. Is it larger than Russia?
3. How does the US rank in size with land only?
4. Who is larger than US?
5. What was the US total area listed as in 1992?
6. what areas did that include?
7. what did the area change to when they added the Great Lakes and Coastal water?
8. when was that?
9. What did they add later on?
10. when?
11. what did that bring the total area to?
12. Which source currently lists the US area the largest amount?
13. what does it list?
14. which source lists the smallest area?
15. what is it?
16. are there any other sources?
17. how much does it list?
18. which source includes the overseas territories?
19. how many areas' claim is disputed?
20. what are they?
21. which 2 areas are disputed by 2 nations claiming them?
22. which 2 nations disagree on claim?
A: 1. Maybe according to how it is measured
2. No
3. third largest country
4. Russia and China
5. 9,372,610 km2
6. land + inland water only
7. 9,629,091 km2
8. 1997
9. territorial waters
10. 2007
11. 9,826,630 km2
12. CIA World Factbook
13. 9,826,675 km2
14. Encyclopdia Britannica
15. 9,522,055 km2
16. United Nations Statistics Division
17. 9,629,091 km2
18. None
19. Two
20. China's territory claim and how the US calculates its own surface area.
21. Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract
22. China and India
Q: Anna Koumikova was born on June 7th, 1981 in Moscow. Her parents' names are Allah and Sergel. When she was 5 years old, her parents sold their TV to buy her the first tennis bat for Christmas. She played in a club near her place until aged 11. Then she moved to Bradenton, Florida(USA) to train with Nick Bollitierri. At 14, she represented Russia in a Fed Cup match and became the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match.

Kournikova made her WTA first show at 15 years old at the US Open where she finally lost against player Steffi Graf. But she made it to the double quarter finals that same match. In 1996, Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award and the next year. She improved very much to even make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon. She lost to world number one Martina Hingis at the French Open and at Wimbledon. In 1999 she won her professional title at Midland, Miehigon, an international Tennis Federation match. She was 5th favourite in Illinois the same year and won her 2nd career ITF match. She won her first grand slam title ill 1999 with Martina Hingis in doubles at the Australia Open. Since then, they have played regularly together and have quickly become one of the 'best pairs. Aim in 1999,she made her first career WTA final in key Biscayne against Venus Williams in a tough 3 set match. She alto won her first doubles tile with Monica Seles in Tokyo.

At present Kournikova is more successful on the net than at the net. She remains the "most searched" and "most download " on the internet, three times more popular than the NO. 2 sports figure, Michael Jordan. She is still very young and she seems to have a great future ahead !

Answer the following questions:
1. How old was Anna Kournikova when she made her first show?
2. Who did she lose to?
3. What city did she move to in Florda when she was 11?
4. Where was her birth?
5. Where did she get her professional in the International match?
6. where is she most successful?
7. more popular than whom?
8. 1999, she battled whom in a tough match?
9. When was she rookie of the year?
10. who did she play with in Tokyo?
A:
1. 15
2. Steffi Graf
3. Bradenton
4. Moscow
5. Midland, Miehigon
6. Doubles
7. Michael Jordan
8. Venus Williams
9. 1996
10. Monica Seles