Amazonian rainforest
South American jungle
The Amazonian rainforest is the vast tropical forest covering much of the Amazon River basin in South America, spanning nine countries.
It is the world's largest rainforest and contains extraordinary biodiversity—home to roughly ten percent of all species on Earth.
The region features prominently in discussions of climate change, deforestation, and conservation: The Amazonian rainforest produces about twenty percent of the world's oxygen.
- harpy eagleGiant crested neotropical raptor
- emergent layerTopmost rainforest zone
- jaguarLarge American spotted cat
- bromeliadsTropical plants, often epiphytic
- biodiversityRange of life forms
river dolphin · indigenous tribes · anaconda · piranha · strangler fig · poison dart frog · canopy · howler monkey · ecotourism · leafcutter ant · orchids · ayahuasca · lost city · rubber tree · slash and burn · sloth · carbon cycle · toucan
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Massive North African arid region
Arabian Desert · Gobi Desert · tundra · desert · Kalahari Desert
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Drought-stricken eroded region
parched earth · scorched earth · desolate landscape · badlands · salt flat
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Dense cityscape, few parks
urban sprawl · industrial zone · Manhattan · megacity · Tokyo
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