rain forest
Lush equatorial ecosystem
A rain forest is a dense forest in a region of heavy rainfall, typically in tropical or subtropical zones.
Rain forests are characterized by towering trees, abundant vegetation, and extraordinary biodiversity.
The Amazon rain forest covers much of northern South America.
Temperate rain forests exist in cooler climates, such as the Pacific Northwest.
Also spelled rainforest.
- dampSlightly wet
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- jungleDense tropical forest
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- selvaTropical rainforest region
lost world · jungle trek · understory · buttress roots · ecosystem · tropical · tree canopy · shade · endemic species · seed dispersal · indigenous · humidity · Amazon basin · sloth · howler monkey · strangler fig · ferns · habitat fragmentation
- wildernesswilderness area, wilds, backcountry, back country, backwoods
- expansesexpanse, ocean, sea, sky, space
- botanical expeditionsbotanists, specimens, herbarium, fieldwork, field notes
- moisture needsxeric, mesic, hydric, arid, humid
- monsoon regionswet season, dry season, seasonal winds, monsoon, precipitation
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
rain forestdesert
To leave behind completely
Sahara · Death Valley · Gobi Desert · parched land · badlands
rain forestdesert
To leave behind completely
tundra · savanna · grassland · prairie · open plain
rainforest, rainforests, tropical rainforest, tropical rainforests, temperate rainforest