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Costa Rica

This is where the story is set.

Jurassic Park

This is a theme park of epic proportions.

Helicopters

This technology is used four times in the book and each use serves to increase the story's tension levels.

The Control Room

This is where all of the park's systems are run.

The Computer System

This only looks for the number of dinosaurs it expects to find in an attempt to ensure that none escape and never catches the dozens that are breeding.

The Compound

This is made up of several outbuildings: the owner's bungalow, the visitor's center, the hotel, and the laboratory and control room.

Amber

This is the dried resin of tree sap.

Frog DNA

This is used by the scientists to fill in the gaps in dinosaur DNA.

Procompsognathids

This is the first dinosaur encountered in the book.

Tyrannosaurus Rex

This is a giant, lumbering...

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