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Tundra

Tundra. Ja’Nisha Banks Ronald Pannell. Location and Temperature. Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga average winter temp is -34° C (-30° F), average summer temp is 3-12° C (37-54 ° F) . Soil and Season. permafrost

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Tundra

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  1. Tundra Ja’Nisha Banks Ronald Pannell

  2. Location and Temperature • Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga • average winter temp is -34° C (-30° F), average summer temp is 3-12° C (37-54° F)

  3. Soil and Season • permafrost • The summer is brief •  low precipitation (6 to 10inches a year)

  4. Characteristics • Extremely cold climate • coldest and the driest of all the biomes on Earth • Simple vegetation • Short season of growth and reproduction • Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material

  5. Adaptation There are many features the animals have in the tundra Use solar heating to stay warm

  6. Competition • Male caribou have competition during mating season • Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear over territory

  7. Biotic Factors • Arctic Fox • Grizzly Bear • Snowing Owl • Polar Bear • Cougar

  8. Plants • Arctic moss • Arctic Willow • Caribou Moss • Diamond – leaf Willow • Labrador Tea

  9. Human Impact/ Influence Conservation Efforts • Pollution from mining and drilling for oil polluted the air, lakes and rivers • building roads and towns • Alaskan oil pipeline caused problems for the caribou • Canadian Tundra Conservation Foundation's

  10. Tourist Designation • Ice Hotel in Sweden

  11. Interesting Facts • In the summer months, the sun shines all the time • The only tree that grows in the tundra is the dwarf willow tree. • As the sea freezes, the salt rises to the surface as crystals called ice flowers • The word "tundra" means land of no trees • Dust and grime make the ice darker, less heat is reflected

  12. Quiz • 1.What the average temperature in winter? • 2. During what season is their 24 hour of daylight? • 3. What is the frozen layer under the soil? • 4. Name something that humans are doing that is harming the tundra? • 5. What is a popular tourist designation?

  13. Work Citied • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

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