Missouri

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/missouri

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. How many people live in Missouri?Approximately 6.19 million residents (as of recent estimates)
2. How big is Missouri?69,707 square miles (179,500 km²), ranking 21st in the U.S
3. What is the capital of Missouri?Jefferson City
4. What language do people speak in Missouri?English is the predominant language
5. When was Missouri built?Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state
6. What is Missouri's nickname?Missouri is known as the Show Me State.

Landlocked: A geographical region entirely surrounded by land, lacking direct access to an ocean or sea.
Louisiana Purchase: A monumental 1803 land acquisition by the United States from France, which doubled the nation's territory and significantly influenced westward expansion.
Mississippian Culture: A complex Indigenous civilization that flourished in North America from approximately 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large-scale earthwork mounds and agricultural societies.
Missouri Compromise: A legislative agreement in 1820 that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, temporarily easing tensions over slavery's expansion.