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
Valley
Hot springs
Economic Activities
- Farming - Cattle - Tourism
Major Cities
San Jose Alejuela Cartago
Capital
San Jose is the Costa Rica Capital.
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
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.