2006-11-02 21:26:02 · 5 answers · asked by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 in Environment
Uhmmm, Amazonian Rain Jungle! Doesn't quite work for me. I prefer Amazonian Rain Forest - what there is left of it.
The Australian definition (National Forest Inventory) is 'an area dominated by trees having usually a single stem and a mature stand height exceeding two metres with an existing or potential crown cover equal to or greater than 20%'. This definition is somewhat different to that of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, which is 'land with tree crown cover of more than 10% and area of more than 0.5 ha. Trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres at maturity'.
Jungle originated from a Sanskrit word jangala, meaning wilderness. In many languages of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian English it is generally used to refer to any wild, untended or uncultivated land, including forest, scrub, or desert landscapes.
This probably explains why the use of the word Jungle is predominantly confined to the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia.
2006-11-02 22:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a semantic issue.
Tropical woodland is called rainforest which is commonly called 'jungle'
2006-11-02 21:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its for the same reason that the Americas have Hurricanes, while Asia has typhoons... which is to say... no good reason.
2006-11-02 21:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by 10Speed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because thay are different! one is tropical & the other is temperate!
2006-11-02 21:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the thickness.
xxB
2006-11-02 21:28:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋