tropical rainforest

tropical rainforest
A forest with high rate of precipitation and high humidity, usually located near the equator.

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  • tropical rainforest — Introduction also spelled  tropical rain forest        luxuriant forest, generally composed of broad leaved trees and found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator.  Rainforests are vegetation types dominated by broad leaved trees …   Universalium

  • tropical rainforest — /trɒpɪkəl ˈreɪnfɒrəst/ (say tropikuhl raynforuhst) noun rainforest occurring in tropical areas, as in northern Australia. Compare temperate rainforest. Tropical rainforest houses largely evergreen, tall trees in a region of year round warmth in… …  

  • Tropical rainforest conservation — Rainforest characteristicsTropical rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750 mm and 2000 mm. In contradiction to popular belief, rainforests are not major… …   Wikipedia

  • Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra State Party = INA Type = Natural Criteria = vii, ix, x ID = 1167 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 2004 Session = 28th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1167Tropical… …   Wikipedia

  • tropical rainforest —   a forest biome located approximately 5˚N and S of the equator. Characterized by high annual rainfall >2000mm and high average annual temperature >25˚C. Thus, along with the vegetation being evergreen, it has the highest rate of net… …   Geography glossary

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  • Rainforest (novel) — Rainforest is a novel by Jenny Diski first published in 1987 about a young female English academic whose ambitions are to lead a sane and sensible life and to contribute to humankind s understanding of the natural world but who eventually has a… …   Wikipedia

  • Rainforest — Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68 78 inches).Rainforests are home to two thirds of all the living animal and plant species on Earth. It has… …   Wikipedia

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