Which common feature is found in the Amazon?

One of the characteristics of the Amazon tropical rainforest, is seasonal flooding. The varzea, or the flooded forest of the Amazon River Basin, where the largest tracts of the rainforests are inundated to depths of 40 feet during seasonal flooding.



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The Amazon Biome, is defined as the area covered predominantly by dense moist tropical forest, with relatively small inclusions of several other types of vegetation such as savannas, floodplain forests, grasslands, swamps, bamboos, and palm forests.

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15 Amazing Amazon Rainforest Facts for Children
  • The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. ...
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Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is found in Brazil. The Amazon is thought to have 2.5 million species of insects. More than half the species in the Amazon rainforest are thought to live in the canopy. 70 percent of South America's GDP is produced in areas that receive rainfall or water from the Amazon.

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