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231 231 © 2010 by Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce and adapt lesson components for exclusive use in the classroom and student notebooks. Any other use requires written permission. flag map main menu 11x17 newsletter with lots more information BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT! Lesson 10: COSTA RICA HONDURAS BELIZE GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA PANAMA VENEZUELA COLOMBIA ECUADOR PERU BOLIVIA CHILE ARGENTINA URUGUAY PARAGUAY GUYANA SURINAME FRENCH GUIANA PUERTO RICO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAITI JAMAICA CUBA MEXICO LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN COSTA RICA BRAZIL Location: Costa Rica lies in Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama. The Pacific Ocean lies on the west (left), and the Caribbean Sea on the east (right). Costa Rica is a bit smaller than our state of West Virginia. The Land: Three mountain ranges stretch across Costa Rica, and there are active volcanoes! People enjoy the white, sandy beaches. More than half of the land is covered with thick forests, where monkeys, sloths, jaguars, bright birds, and colorful tree frogs make their homes. Weather: In the lowlands, along the coasts, it’s hot and humid. In the highlands, where most people live, the weather is pleasant. It gets very hot in March through May, then cools off as the rainy season begins. The rains and lots of sunshine make the land green. Capital City: San José (population 1.5 million) Population: 4.3 million Main People Groups: White and mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white—94%), black (3%), Chinese (1%), Amerindian (1%), other (1%) Languages: Spanish (official), English, Creole dialect of English Religions: Roman Catholic (76%), Protestant (16%), other (5%), no religion (3%) Assemblies of God Facts: Fifteen U.S. Assemblies of God missionaries work in Costa Rica. More than 143,000 people worship in 708 Assemblies of God churches around the country. Bible schools and other training programs are teaching more workers. Quick Facts

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Lesson 10: COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA

HONDURAS

BELIZE

GUATEMALA

EL SALVADORNICARAGUA

PANAMAVENEZUELA

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

PERU

BOLIVIA

CH

ILE ARGENTINAURUGUAY

PARAGUAY

GUYANA

SURIN

AME

FRENCH G

UIANA

PUERTORICO

DOMINICANREPUBLICHAITI

JAMAICA

CUBA

MEXICO

LATIN AMERICA& THE CARIBBEAN

COSTARICA

BRAZIL

Location: Costa Rica lies in Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama. The Pacific Ocean lies on the west (left), and the Caribbean Sea on the east (right). Costa Rica is a bit smaller than our state of West Virginia.

The Land: Three mountain ranges stretch across Costa Rica, and there are active volcanoes! People enjoy the white, sandy beaches. More than half of the land is covered with thick forests, where monkeys, sloths, jaguars, bright birds, and colorful tree frogs make their homes.

Weather: In the lowlands, along the coasts, it’s hot and humid. In the highlands, where most people live, the weather is pleasant. It gets very hot in March through May, then cools off as the rainy season begins. The rains and lots of sunshine make the land green.

Capital City: San José (population 1.5 million)

Population: 4.3 million

Main People Groups: White and mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white—94%), black (3%), Chinese (1%), Amerindian (1%), other (1%)

Languages: Spanish (official), English, Creole dialect of English

Religions: Roman Catholic (76%), Protestant (16%), other (5%), no religion (3%)

Assemblies of God Facts: Fifteen U.S. Assemblies of God missionaries work in Costa Rica. More than 143,000 people worship in 708 Assemblies of God churches around the country. Bible schools and other training programs are teaching more workers.

Quick Facts