Geography: Similarities Between Costa Rica And Washington

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Some places are similar in multiple ways for example both Costa Rica and Washington have similar climate.But, both are also extremely different as well both have different culture and animals.Everything is different one way or another though. This a small difference in the two is Costa Rica has sulfur pit and Washington does not have sulfur pits. Both places are know for the people that come and visit the national parks and the monuments.
The climate in Costa Rica and Washington are close to each other. Both of the places get a lot of rain and small amount of rain. Both have a desert Washington has a desert in the east over the mountains and Costa Rica has a desert in the middle of the country where the rain can not reached. Both of the deserts …show more content…

For example most people don't eat rice and beans every day in Washington but in Costa Rica they nearly eat that every day if they can. Washington has salmon to eat and Costa Rica has other fish to eat. Costa Rica Also has crocodiles and caiman that are great sources of protein. But, people in Washington don't have large reptiles because of how cold it is during winter. Most people live of the different types of plants that are grown during spring and summer like apples and pears in Washington. Costa Rica has little to no growth of apples and pears. Most of the people that do farming are from different places than Washington a example is a lot of people that do farming for veggies and fruit are hispanic in Washington. In Costa Rica it is the people that have been there their whole life that do farming. The two places have different people and they live in different …show more content…

The animals in Costa Rica live in a hot place so they can stay warm sense reptiles need to stay warm because reptiles and cold blooded. Most of the animals that living in Washington are warm blooded for the cold winters and falls so they don't die from lack of heat. But, those that are cold go underground into hibernation because of the heat and the lack of food. The animals of Costa Rica don't have to do that because it is always warm out. Most animals live close to some source of water because if some animal is not hydrated they become weak and get killed or die. The food for most animals are by the water or in the water so, the predators become the hunted by larger and more dangerous. Most of the animals in Washington don't all stay by the closest water source, some get their water from underground, others get the water they need from plants. Each and every animal is different in its own

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