1. The Merengue music comes from A) Venezuela. 
     a. Venezuela     b. Spain     c. Argentina
2. There are B) 200 species of snakes in Monteverde Cloud Forest. 
     a. 20     b. 200     c. 1,200
3. B) Granada is the first city founded by the Spanish in Nicaragua. 
     a. Oaxaca     b. Granada     c. San Jose
4. Parque de la Paz means park of A) Peace. 
     a. peace     b. war     c. fun
5. Masaya Volcano has the nickname of A)Burning mountain. 
     a. burning     b. tall     c. cooling

Physical Features

Volcano

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Valley

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Hot springs

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Economic Activities

- Farming
- Cattle
- Tourism

Major Cities

San Jose
Alejuela
Cartago

Capital

San Jose is the Costa Rica Capital.

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Bodies of Water

-Pacific Ocean
-Atlantic Ocean

Language

Costa Rican Spanish: Costa Rican Spanish, as most Spanish in Latin America, is extremely polite and sometimes formal

Neighboring Countries

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Religion

Catholic

Currency

Costa Rican colón

Climate

Costa Rica has no real winter period, and the sun shines here throughout the year. With over 12 hours of sunshine a day, the sun rises at about 5 am and sets at about 6 pm consistently throughout the year.