Greater St. Louis

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/greater-st-louis

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What language do people speak in Greater St. Louis?English
2. What is the population (MSA)?2,820,253 (2020)
3. What is the population (CSA)?2,909,003 (2020)
4. Why is the Mississippi River important to Greater St. Louis?The river helps move goods and people, and it also separates the Missouri side from the Illinois side of the region.
5. How many people live in Greater St. Louis?More than 2.8 million people live in the main part of the area, and almost 3 million live in the larger surrounding region.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): A U.S. Census Bureau designation for a core urban area and its adjacent counties that are socially and economically integrated.
Combined Statistical Area (CSA): A larger aggregation of MSAs and micropolitan statistical areas that exhibit significant economic and social ties.
Metro East: A colloquial term for the Illinois counties (Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair) that form the eastern portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Bi-state Metropolis: A large urban region that spans across the borders of two or more states.