Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is named after the Christian saint, Monica. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, Sawtelle on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south. Santa Monica is well known for its affluent single-family neighborhoods but also has many neighborhoods consisting primarily of condominiums and apartments. Over two-thirds of Santa Monica's residents are renters. The Census Bureau population for Santa Monica in 2010 was 89,736. 

Santa Monica was long inhabited by the Tongva people. Santa Monica was called Kecheek in the Tongva language. The first non-indigenous group to set foot in the area was the party of explorer Gaspar de Portolà, who camped near the present day intersection of Barrington and Ohio Avenues on August 3, 1769. There are two different versions of the naming of the city. One says that it was named in honor of the feast day of Saint Monica (mother of Saint Augustine), but her feast day is actually May 4. Another version says that it was named by Juan Crespí on account of a pair of springs, the Kuruvungna Springs (Serra Springs), that were reminiscent of the tears that Saint Monica shed over her son's early impiety. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What city is on Santa Monica's north side?
2. What city borders Santa Monica in the north?
3. Santa Monica has what city on its north borders?
Q2:
1. What people were living in Santa Monica for a long time?
2. Who inhabited Santa Monica for the longest of times?
3. What group of people inhabited Santa Monica for a long period?
Q3:
1. When did Gaspar first camp in Santa Monica?
2. When did the explorer Gaspar first camp in the Santa Monica area?
3. When did Gaspar first set up camp in Santa Monica?
Q4:
1. What is the area where Gaspar first camped known as now?
2. What has become of the area in Santa Monica where Gaspar first set camp?
3. What purpose is the area where Gaspar set camp now serving?
Q5:
1. What kind of neighborhoods are there in Santa Monica?
2. Santa Monica is known for having what type of neighborhoods?
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Q6:
1. Are the families living in Santa Monica considered to be in lower social classes?
2. Are families in Santa Monica usually from lower social classes?
3. Are families residing in Santa Monica not very wealthy?
Q7:
1. Who is Santa Monica's namesake, who is said to have shed tears that reminded people of springs?
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Q8:
1. What was Saint Monica crying about?
2. Why was Saint Monica crying?
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Q9:
1. Other than Saint Monica's story, what is the other version of naming Santa Monica that people talk about?
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Q11:
1. What type of a city is Santa Monica?
2. Santa Monica is what kind of a city?
3. Santa Monica is known to what kind of a city?
