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The United States' mosaic of peoples benefits and challenges the
nation. Racial tensions, particularly in larger urban areas and some
southern states, have erupted into violence throughout the country's
history. As a result of the 1960s' Civil Rights movement, however,
many people recognized the inequalities favoring whites more than
other ethnic groups. Since that time, much progress has been made in
extending equality to all. However, Americans generally agree there is
still a lot to do.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the population of the USA?
2. What are the most populated cities?
3. Where are the Orientals concentrated in?
4. What is the fastest-growing minority in the USA?
5. Where do Hispanics mostly reside?
6. Where do 80% of Americans live?
7. What do most Americans enjoy?
8. What was the population of the USA in 1780?
9. Where do whites more commonly live?
10. Is the mixture of ethnic group the same in every region?

4. Read and translate the text:

POPULATION: 243,400.000

 51.4 PERCENT FEMALE, 48.6 PERCENT MALE
 AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE - 0.9 PERCENT
 FAMILY SIZE - 3.19 PERSONS
 MEDIAN AGE - 32.1
 LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH - 71.5 (MALE), 78 3
(FEMALE)
 7.5 PERCENT ARE UNDER AGE FIVE; 12.3 PERCENT ARE
OVER AGE 65
 DENSITY - 26.6 PERSONS PER SQUARE KM