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... forest . The world distribution of jungles and rain forests is shown in Figure 1 . Equatorial rain forests . Equatorial rain forests grow in areas of little varying climate with rain throughout the year , no frost , high average ...
... forest . The world distribution of jungles and rain forests is shown in Figure 1 . Equatorial rain forests . Equatorial rain forests grow in areas of little varying climate with rain throughout the year , no frost , high average ...
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Impor- tance of waterdrop erosion Pleisto- cene aridity in present rain - forest areas The. Agricul- tural possibili- ties in the rain forest sites , the well - drained areas on higher ground . A well- marked division is found in many ...
Impor- tance of waterdrop erosion Pleisto- cene aridity in present rain - forest areas The. Agricul- tural possibili- ties in the rain forest sites , the well - drained areas on higher ground . A well- marked division is found in many ...
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... forests more widespread . In early mid - Tertiary times midlatitude vegetation of North America , Europe , and Asia was like that of the humid subtropics , rather like the forest of northern New Zealand today . Indeed , the New Zealand ...
... forests more widespread . In early mid - Tertiary times midlatitude vegetation of North America , Europe , and Asia was like that of the humid subtropics , rather like the forest of northern New Zealand today . Indeed , the New Zealand ...
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