rainforest region

Tropical wet area

A rainforest region is an area characterized by dense tropical or temperate forest with high annual rainfall, typically supporting exceptional biodiversity.

The term appears in geography, ecology, and conservation contexts: The Amazon rainforest region spans nine countries.

It may refer to the forest itself or the broader geographic area encompassing it.

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Congo Basin · slash and burn · understory · dense vegetation · biodiversity · epiphytes · toucan · howler monkey · ecotourism · sloths · bromeliads · carbon sequestration · indigenous tribes · tribal lands · capybara · tropical · precipitation · warm

Opposites
precipitation/moisture

rainforest regiondesert

To leave behind completely

desert region · dryland · drought zone · arid region · arid zone

vegetation density

rainforest regiontundra

Frigid treeless biome

polar desert · savanna · grassland · scrubland · wasteland

biodiversity level

rainforest regiondead zone

Area lacking signal coverage

polar desert · sterile environment

Family

rain, forest, rains, rained, raining, rainiest, rainfall, raindrop, rainbow

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