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Tundra

Tundra. Alaska, Northern Canada, Greenland, S candinavia, Russia, Antarctic Islands. Location. The tundra is a bleak, treeless place. The climate is cold and dry. There is a brief summer with nearly constant sunlight, and a long, dark, cold winter. The temperature rarely gets above 50°F. .

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Tundra

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  1. Tundra

  2. Alaska, Northern Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia, Antarctic Islands Location

  3. The tundra is a bleak, treeless place. The climate is cold and dry. There is a brief summer with nearly constant sunlight, and a long, dark, cold winter. • The temperature rarely gets above 50°F. Description

  4. The tundra is usually a cold climate. • Long cold winters • Average temperature -28°C (-18°F) • Temperatures can get as low as -50°C (-58°F) • Short Cool Summers • Average summer temperature 12°C (54°F) • Summer last only about 6-10 weeks Temperature

  5. The tundra is a dry barren lands. • 15-25cm (6-10 inches) including melted snow • Rainfall usually occurs during the few weeks in summer • Little to no rainfall in winter Rainfall

  6. Mostly small shrubs and lichen • No trees can survive in the tundra due to the permafrost • Some sparse flowering plants Plants Perennial Forbs Lichen

  7. Starting from bottom left: Vole, Snowshoe rabbit, Reindeer Others: lemmings, caribou, artic hares, squirrels, Musk Ox Animals(Herbivores)

  8. Animals (Carnivores) Staring from top left: Artic Wolf, Artic fox, Polar Bear, Wolverine

  9. Falcons Snow Bunting Others: Ravens, Loons, Sandpipers, Terns, snowbirds, Gulls All of these birds are migratory birds Animals (Birds)

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