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, Queensland , Australia ]] Jungle refers usually to a Forest . It originated from a Sanskrit word ''jangala'', meaning wilderness. In many languages of the Indian Subcontinent , including Indian English it is generally used to refer to any wild, untended or uncultivated land, including Forest , Scrub , or Desert landscapes. In other , '' Heart Of Darkness '' by Joseph Conrad , '' The Jungle Book '' by Rudyard Kipling , and '' Tarzan '' by Edgar Rice Burroughs . Sometimes an urban environment can be called a jungle, as "concrete jungle". The term may still be used in a technical context to describe the forest Biome Rainforest , a forest characterised by extensive Biodiversity and densely tangled Plant s such as Tree s, Vine s, Grasse s and Reed s. As a forest biome, "jungles" are present in both Equatorial and Tropical climatic zones, and are associated with preclimax stages of the Rainforest . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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