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Rain forests.
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ࡱ > P R O 5@ 0 Z bjbj22 (l X X +P 8 4 v 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 n p p p p p p $ e R 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 < < < 2 2 2 n < 2 n < < N N 2 & aj 2 N n 0 N A 2 A N A N 2 2 < 2 2 2 2 2 < Rain forest is a woodland of tall trees growing in a region of year-round warmth and abundant rainfall. Almost all rain forests lie at or near the equator. They form an evergreen belt of lush vegetation that encircles the planet. German botanist Andreas F. W. Schimper first coined the term rain forest-in German, Regenwald-in 1898. Tropical rain forests occupy only 6 to 7 percent of the earth's surface. However, they support more than half of the world's plant and animal species (kinds). More kinds of frogs and other amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles live in rain forests than in any other area. Scientists believe millions more rain forest species remain undiscovered. The rain forest provides people with many benefits. Its plants produce timber, foods, medicines, and such industrial products as dyes, fibers, gums, oils, and resins. Rain forests help regulate the earth's climate and maintain clean air. The...
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