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Students use outline maps to become acquainted with Costa Rica. They see how it was formed and how its origin has created very diverse environments. Students then use atlases and compare their physical maps with maps of climate and the Ring of Fire and explain how Costa Rica is affected by its location on the Ring of Fire.

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the ring of fire, earthquakes, physical geography, costa rica

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costa rica, Map, physical features, ring of fire, science
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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