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Rainforest
aeration - to put a gas or air into a liquid under pressure
aridity - a period of time does not produce any new crops
biomass - plant and animal matter used to provide fuel or energy
canopy - the main umbrella-like top layer of a tropical rainforest, composed of the tree-tops.
deforestation - the removal of forest growth
desiccation - to remove all the water from something
diurnal - things that are happening in the daytime or every day
dynamic - the way in which things behave, react, and affect each other
encroached - to gradually cover more and more land
fauna - all the animals living in a particular area or period in history
infestation - some insects appear in large numbers and usually cause damage
percolation - a liquid passes slowly through a material that has very small holes in it
polyculture - multiple crop growing
prone - likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful
props - objects that place under or against something to hold it in a position
rampant - a plant that is rampant grows and spreads uncontrollably
ranching - work on a farm that produces a particular product
repercussions - a bad result that continue to have an effect for a period of time
stilts - roots found in plants of wet areas like mangrove swamp
susceptible - easily influenced or affected by something
tillage - the activity of preparing land for growing crops
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