What are the forests found in areas with high rainfall called?

Tropical rainforests are found in areas with high rainfall.

Key Points

Tropical rainforest: 

• Found near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer (23°27’N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23°27’S). 
• Consistently high temperatures throughout the year.
• Generally, receive very high annual rainfall.
• Soils are nutrient-poor because nutrients are not stored in them for very long. The heavy rains wash organic material away from the soil.
• Extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems.

Hence, the type of vegetation that is found in areas of heavy rainfall is tropical evergreen forests.

Additional InformationMountain forest: Mountain forests can be defined as forests on land with an elevation of 2 500 m above sea level or higher, irrespective of the slope, or on land with an elevation of 300–2 500 m and a slope with sharp changes in elevation within a short distance.

Deciduous forest: A deciduous forest is a type of forest dominated by trees that lose their foliage at the end of the growing season.