2007-09-12 23:57:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
According to the dictionary, a jungle is a tropical rain forest, so it is both.
Most nature shows refer to the Amazon basin as a tropical rain forest, so I suppose that this is the more precise term..
2007-09-13 00:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A rain forest is a forest whereby there is moderate rainfall and and sunlight. The amazon receives a pretty good amount of sunlight and rain every year. A jungle typically refers to any type of forests. So the amazon is a rainforest but if you write it as a jungle in any exam papers, it depends on the how lenient the marker is. To be safe use the term Amazon Rainforest.
2007-09-13 00:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by loft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Amazon is a river. It has a canopy, which we think is the largest rain forest in the world. The rain forest consist of many jungles.
2007-09-18 12:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ke Xu Long 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greetings. Rain forest. it is composed mainly of huge trees. a Jungle has a ground level vegetation, Rain forest has nearly no ground level vegetation because there is so little sunlight hitting the ground. so since the Amazon is a long river and there are many different eco systems along it, it is both. Rain forest and jungle sections.
2007-09-18 01:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by Rich M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both, depending on where you are in the Amazon.
According to Grolier Inc, there are two major types of rainforests:
tropical, characterized by broadleaf evergreen trees that form a closed canopy, below which is found a zone of vines and epiphytes (plants growing in the trees), a relatively open forest floor and a very large number of species of both plant and animal life. The largest areas of the tropical rainforest are in the Amazon basic of South America, in the Congo basin and other lowland equatorial regions of Africa, and on both the mainland and the islands off Southeast Asia where they are especially abundant in Sumatra and New Guinea. Small areas are found in Central America and along the Queensland coast of Australia.
temperate, growing in higher-latitude regions having wet, maritime climates and less extensive than those of the tropical forests. Some of the notable forests in this category are the northwest of the USA, southern Chile, in Tasmania and in parts of southeastern Australia and New Zealand
2007-09-18 19:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by Stacey S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe a rain forest.
2007-09-13 00:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They call it a rain forest as far as I know
2007-09-13 00:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by Bruce Castle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rainforest
2007-09-13 00:00:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume it is more a rain forest than a jungle. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River#Amazonian_Rainforest
2007-09-13 00:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its classified as a rainforest.
2007-09-13 00:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by Kazama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋