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Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.

From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Like other southern states, Alabama legislators disfranchised African Americans and many poor whites at the turn of the century. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s; urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
1. What is Alabama's nickname?
2. Where does it's nickname come from?
3. Does it have any other nicknames?
4. Any more?
5. Where in the U.S is it?
6. What borders it's north?
7. Does it border California?
8. Where does it border Georgia?
9. What is it's capital?
10. Is that it's largest city?
11. What is?
12. What is it's oldest city?
13. Do they have a state tree?
14. What is it?
15. What is their state flower?
16. Did they ever suffer economic issues?
17. What was the reason?
18. Did they disfranchise black people?
19. When did the state grow?

Numbered answers:
1. "Yellowhammer State"
2. the state bird
3. "Heart of Dixie"
4. Yes
5. southeastern region
6. Tennessee
7. No
8. to the east
9. Montgomery
10. No
11. Birmingham
12. Mobile
13. Yes
14. longleaf pine
15. camellia
16. Yes
17. dependence on agriculture.
18. Yes
19. Following World War II

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects. They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills . I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. "
1. what was the name of the boy that mark met?
2. did Bill like video games?
3. did mark offer to carry some of his things?
4. how did everything get on the ground?
5. who tripped?

Numbered answers:
1. Bill
2. yes
3. yes
4. he tripped
5. Bill

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The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In contrast, the official Statistics Canada population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. This is considered a more accurate population number than the actual count.

The following census was the 2006 Census.

A summary of information about Canada.

Canada has experienced one of the smallest census-to-census growth rates in its population. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population increased only 4.0%. The Census counted 30,007,094 people on May 15, 2001, compared with 28,846,761 on May 14, 1996.

Only three provinces and one territory had growth rates above the national average. Alberta's population soared 10.3%, Ontario gained 6.1% and British Columbia, 4.9%. Nunavut's population rose 8.1%. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador declined for the second consecutive census period.

Urbanization continued. In 2001, 79.4% of Canadians lived in an urban centre of 10,000 people or more, compared with 78.5% in 1996. Outside the urban centres, the population of rural and small-town areas declined 0.4%.

In 2001, just over 64% of the nation's population, or about 19,297,000 people, lived in the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs), up slightly from 63% in 1996. Seven of these 27 CMAs saw their populations grow at a rate of at least double the national average. The strongest rise, by far, occurred in Calgary.
1. how many people lived in the metropolitan areas in 2001?
2. what percent of the the country's population was this?
3. how many census metropolitan areas?
4. does canada have a large increase in population?
5. when was Census day?
6. what was the population percentage increase from '96 to 2001?
7. how many people were counted on census day?
8. when was the census before that?
9. how many people on that day?
10. did many provinces have above average growths?
11. how many did?
12. how much did Ontario's population grow by?
13. what population number is more accurate?
14. is it more accurate than the actual count?
15. which places had a decline?
16. was this the first time for the decline?
17. then?
18. how much did the rual and small town population decline?
19. how much did Nunavuts population increase by?
20. and British Columbia?
Numbered answers:
1. 19,297,000
2. just over 64%
3. 27
4. no
5. May 15, 2001
6. 4.0%.
7. 30,007,094
8. May 14, 1996.
9. 28,846,761
10. no
11. three
12. 6.1%
13. 31,021,300
14. yes
15. Newfoundland and Labrador
16. no
17. the second
18. 0.4%.
19. 8.1%
20. 4.9%