tropical rain forest
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Decades later, Theodore Roosevelt made it a national reserve, and El Yunque remains the only tropical rain forest in the National Forest system.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2018
Home to the world’s third largest tropical rain forest, with mountainous terrain and hundreds of islands, Papua New Guinea is considered one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
From National Geographic • Aug. 2, 2017
But the scene they are creating — a tropical rain forest — requires color and light, elements in short supply at Salinas Valley State Prison.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2017
Puerto Rican tourism officials aim to capitalize on its abundance of tropical allures: warm weather, gorgeous beaches, and diverse geography, including El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in a U.S. park.
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 27, 2014
Africa has smaller areas of tropical rain forest than does Southeast Asia, and no temperate habitats at all beyond latitude 37 degrees.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
