rain forests
Humid tropical woodlands
Rain forests are dense, wet forests receiving heavy annual rainfall, typically found in tropical regions near the equator.
They feature layered canopies, extraordinary biodiversity, and play crucial roles in global climate regulation.
The Amazon rain forest produces a significant portion of the world's oxygen.
Temperate rain forests exist in cooler climates with high moisture, like the Pacific Northwest.
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- MonteverdeCosta Rican nature reserve
- Amazon basinLargest drainage area globally
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- biodiversityRange of life forms
understory · bromeliads · epiphytes · jungles · bark · jaguars · altitude · evapotranspiration · toucans · poison dart frogs · leaf · biome · illegal logging · climate change · ferns · endangered species · humid · dense
- eco kidsnature walks, nature hikes, Earth Day, recycling, tree planting
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington
- moisture-dependentamphibians, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts
rain forestsdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
arid regions · drylands · Sahara Desert · wastelands · badlands
rain forestswastelands
Uncultivable, empty lands
barrens · tundra · polar deserts · sand dunes · moonscapes
rain forestspolar regions
Earth's coldest latitudes
Antarctic · ice sheets · glacial regions · Siberian tundra · ice caps