Building a Society Without Fossil Fuels

Match the following years with the events that occurred in Costa Rica:

• The year Costa Rica abolished its army

• 1949

• The year Costa Rica joined the United Nations

• 1950

• The year Costa Rica adopted its new constitution

• 1951

• The year Costa Rica established the National Institute of Housing and Urbanism

• 1948

Costa Rica's energy consumption is nearly 70% dependent on (a)   .

• Wind
• Oil
• Solar
• Biomass

Match the following energy types with the investments made by Costa Rica in the '50s to avoid using fossil fuels.

• Energy harnessed from the sun

• Solar

• Energy produced from organic materials

• Biomass

• Energy derived from air currents

• Wind

• Energy generated from water

• Hydropower

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Costa Rica's GDP per capita is around (a)   dollars.

• 5,000
• 11,000
• 15,000
• 20,000

Match the following actions with what Costa Rica abolished to invest in social progress.

• Enhance national security

• Army

• Support local businesses

• Industrial subsidies

• Decrease dependency on external support

• Taxes

• Reduce government revenue

• Foreign aid

In which year did Costa Rica make the decision to abolish the army permanently in the constitution?

• 1948

• 1949

• 1950

• 1951

Fossil fuels create ________.

• Economic growth

• Climate change

• More jobs

• Cleaner air.

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Match the following words with their meanings in the context of Costa Rica.

• Rápido

• Fast

• Presa

• Imprisoned

• Libertad

• Freedom

• Feliz

• Happy

The model of transportation and urbanization is described as (a)  

• Efficient
• Broken
• Perfect
• Sustainable

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Incremental change is not going to be (a)   .

• Sufficient
• Necessary
• Easy
• Cheap

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