Why is the amazon rainforest called a rainforest?

Answer 1

It is called a rainforest because of the precipitation and humidity. There are heavy rains during at least part of the year, and a dense canopy of trees traps a lot of moisture in the air below. The rainforests are in tropical regions where the average temperature (and therefore the relative humidity) is comparatively high.
It rains a lot, in a forest.

Answer 2

The Amazon rainforest is the tropical jungle/forest of the Amazon River Basin or valley of South America.

Answer 3

The Rainforest is called the Rainforest because it gets 10 to 20 inches of rain a year

Answer 4

It is called the Amazon rainforest because its home is the Amazon River Basin.

Answer 5

This is a pretty obvious answer.

The amazon rainforest is a forest characterised by high humidity and therefore high rainfall.

Answer 6

Rainforest are thick jungles supported by heavy rainfall and thick vegetation.

Answer 7

• yes because it rains a lot there, and is a forest. And rain forest are very humid if you are going to visit one.

Answer 8

is it to do with the trees