Difference b/t woods and forest?

[Stringer1313]

I noticed the adjacency bonus for being next to woods (for holy sites). Is that the same as forest? If different, what's the difference? I hope it's the same, it seems like a lame bonus if it's only for "woods" but not "forests"

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Woods has replaced Forest for the nomenclature in Civ VI.

 

[Wolle68]

Maybe it means "not rain forest". There's not a lot of rain forest in Norway, after all.

 

[Scaramanga]

The difference is you can't see the forest through the woods.

 

[Atlas627]

Instead of "Forest" and "Jungle", they are now called "Woods" and "Rainforest".

 

[Lucius_]

I wonder, what purpose are these name changes? Different for the sake of being different?

 

[Atlas627]

I wonder, what purpose are these name changes? Different for the sake of being different?

Well I'm glad it isn't Forest and Rainforest, at least.

Rainforest seems to translate equally well into Romantic and Germanic languages. Rain is Germanic, Forest is Romantic. Then if you use Rainforest, you have to use Woods to not be confusing.

But Jungle translates properly into both. Hell, it even translates into Japanese and Russian properly.


So its probably just to remind people that it isn't the same game and shouldn't be treated the same way. I don't mind, though I liked that Forest and Jungle were both 2 syllables...Woods and Rainforest are 1 and 3

 

[stealth_nsk]

I wonder, what purpose are these name changes? Different for the sake of being different?

"Jungle" is a very inaccurate term. From Wikipedia:

A jungle is land covered with dense vegetation dominated by trees. Application of the term has varied greatly during the last several centuries. Jungles in Western literature can represent a less civilised or unruly space outside the control of civilization: attributed to the jungle's association in colonial discourse in the British Raj. Therefore, the nearest equivalent scientific term is probably monsoon and seasonal tropical forest.

In contrast, "Rainforest" is quite formal term and they aren't tropical only. From Wikipedia:

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall between 250 and 450 centimetres (98 and 177 in). There are two types of rainforest: tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest. The monsoon trough, alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth's tropical rainforests.

 

[master__jj]

"Jungle" is a very inaccurate term. From Wikipedia:


In contrast, "Rainforest" is quite formal term and they aren't tropical only. From Wikipedia:

for someone who lives in Novosibirsk, you have a remarkable knowledge of jungles

 

[Stringer1313]

I'm glad they aren't using the word "jungle" anymore b/c of its colonial connotations

 

[Martinus]

It should be called "Harambe-land" instead of jungle.

 

[jekke]

I wonder, what purpose are these name changes? Different for the sake of being different?

welcome to firaxis' world.

Ok, it's official. We have completely run out of things to discuss if we're debating whether jungle is not pc enough.

Would "forest of exraordinary density in a climate of elevated temperatures" be pc enough, what do you think?

 

[ThomasClark]

Ok, it's official. We have completely run out of things to discuss if we're debating whether jungle is not pc enough.

Hilarious...almost spit up my coffee.

 

[KrikkitTwo]

Ok, it's official. We have completely run out of things to discuss if we're debating whether jungle is not pc enough.

Its not the pc ness, its the inaccuracy.

Rainforest is Not Dense.... it is Tall (the tall trees make a roof that keeps dense plant life from growing on the surface)

Jungle is what you get when you chop down Rainforest (which then eventually becomes rainforest again)

 

[Teproc]

I thought jungle was not a scientific term at all, just an informal term, with rainforest being the more accurate one. I suspect they decided to change to Rainforest for that reason, and then realized they needed to change "forest" too because they were too close at that point.

 

[Alphons Rodulfo]

I thought jungle was not a scientific term at all, just an informal term, with rainforest being the more accurate one. I suspect they decided to change to Rainforest for that reason, and then realized they needed to change "forest" too because they were too close at that point.

I think you nailed it.
It is a pity that takes away the need to discuss the matter for a few pages more.