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Climate Regions of Latin America
Term | Definition |
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Tropics | area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, which has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year |
rain forest | dense stand of trees and other growth that receives high amounts of precipitation each year |
canopy | umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
altitude | height above sea level |
facilitate | make possible |
considerable | much |