THE TREMENDOUS TUNDRA

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THE TREMENDOUS TUNDRA

• PRESENTED BY
• ASHLEY PETERSON
• AND ALEXANDRIA RAMOS

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DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

• Extremely cold
• Two kinds Alpine and Arctic
• Permafrost evident
• 12-20 in. Of rain per year
• Arctic winters are -60 degrees Fahrenheit
• Located in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Russia
• Alpine top of mountains
• Alpine 32-60 degrees Fahrenheit

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ANIMALS

• Musk Ox
• Arctic Fox
• Grey Wolf
• Caribou
• Lynx
• Golden Eagle
• Lemming

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PLANTS

• Cushion Plant
• Rosettes
• Lichen
• Fungi
• Sedges
• Cotton Grass
• Heath

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ADAPTATIONS

• Thick fur or feathers
• Warm blooded
• Thick layer of fat under skin
• Hollow fur hairs or feathers
• Migration
• Plants dont get very tall
• Dark colored leaves to absorb sunlight

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

• Musk Ox
• Grey Wolf
• Golden Eagle
• Snowy Owl
• Eskimo Curlew (bird, about 50 left)

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REFERENCES

• Cyberzoo http//lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/tun
  dra/html)
• The Tundra http//www.runet.edu/swoodwar/CLASSES
  /GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html 11/03/01
• Tundra Facts (http//mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/
  facts.html 10/30/01