RAIN FOREST A forest which grows in a region of heavy annual precipitation. There are two major types, tropical and temperate.
Rain Forest An evergreen woodland of the tropics distinguished by a continuous leaf canopy and an average rainfall of about 100 inches per year. Rain forests play an important role in the global environment.
His book, "The BC Weather Book," explores cool, shimmering rain forests, scorching deserts and a myriad of other weather phenomena.
The agricultural Midwest, however, receives approximately 15 inches per year, while tropical rain forests like this one in Hawaii, can receive more than 100 inches of precipitation per year!
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Jungle - An almost impenetrable growth oftangle vines, shrubs, and short trees characterizing areas where the tropical rain forest has been cleared.
The three principal types of climate included in this category are the tropical rain forest climate, tropical savanna climate, and tropical monsoon climate
Köppen, W. P., and R.
Some equatorial African countries and equatorial South American Countries have such climates, including Zanzibar (east Africa) and Bogota (Cloumbia). Tropical rain forest vegitation thrives in this type of climate.
 See also: Earth, Precipitation, Weather, Temperature, Water
  
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