COSTA RICA
Nombre: ___________________________
Answer the questions below and post the links to the sites where you found your
answers at the bottom of the page.
Politics
 Who is the current leader of Costa Rica? ____________________________
 What type of government does Costa Rica have? ____________________
 What is the population of Costa Rica (give year of information)?__________
Geographical
 What is the area (sq. mls.) of Costa Rica? ___________________________
 What is the area (sq. mls.) of Ohio? ___________________________
History
 From where did the name “Costa Rica” come? ______________________
_____________________________________________________________
 What is the capital of Costa Rica? __________________________________
 Name a national holiday (other than Christmas & New Year) in Costa Rica
and give the date: _____________________________________________
List three important historical figures from Costa Ricas's past.
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
Money
 What is the currency used in Costa Rica? ____________________________
 What is the exchange rate? (State today’s date and time you looked this up)
o Today’s date: _________________________ time: _______________
o $1US = ________________
Geography & Weather
 What is the exact location of San José, Cost Rica (latitude & longitude)?
_____________________________________________________________
 Which time zone is Costa Rica in? __________________________________
 What time is it now in Elida?______________ Costa Rica?___________
 What is the weather like in Costa Rica? Look up the following cities and
give the general weather forecast for each:
General
location
City
January
(high/low)
Weather
April
Weather
July
Weather
conditions (high/low) conditions (high/low) conditions
November
(high/low)
Weather
conditions
San Jose
Cartago
Limón
Alajuela
Today:
City
Today – high / low
Weather conditions
Sunrise/Sunset
Elida, Ohio
San Jose
Cartago
Limón
Alajuela
¡Interesante! State 5 really cool facts you found about Costa Rica.
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________
Communication (reference your carrier’s policies. If you do not have a carrier,
choose one and research their policy.)
Carrier: ________________________________
 How much does it cost to make calls from Costa Rica to the US? _________
 How much does it cost to receive a call from the US? __________________
 How much does it cost to send a text? ______________________________
Links to sites where you found your answers: