Artic Tundra

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Artic Tundra

• Hannah
• Mrs. Price
• Block 1

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Inspiration
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Map of Tundra
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Tundra

• The Tundra is one of the two biomes in the Polar
  Zone. Next to the Desert it is the driest place
  on Earth. They have long cold winters. In the
  summer, only the top layer of soil thaws.

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Animals

• Four of the animals that live here are Polar
  Bears, lemming, reindeer, and penguins. The
  polar bear has a special fur for diving in and
  out of ice water. The lemming has strong legs and
  claw for digging in the Artic. The reindeer has
  fur to keep it warm in the cold weather. The
  penguin has adapted to life in the artic because
  they have blubber under their fur.

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Vegetation

• Four type of vegetation are mosses, lichen,
  sedge, and dwarf trees. Some of the vegetation in
  this biome are able to stay frozen for months on
  end. They also grow close to the ground. This is
  how they have adapted to life in the artic.

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Temperature and Precipitation

• The climate of the tundra is cold and dry.
  The yearly precipitation is from 0-25 cm. The
  temperature range is -27 C to 5 C. The tundra is
  the driest biome next to the desert.

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Excel
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Source Page

• Tundra 1- wallpaper.net.au/wallpaper/
  abstract/Abstract...
• Map of Tundra- http//www.runet.edu/7Eswoodwar/CL
  ASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html
• Tundra 2- en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Tundra
• Polar Bear- www.polarbearsalive.org/ gallery.php
• Lemming- www.apfn.org/ apfn/WTC_STF.htm
• Reindeer- wonderclub.com/Wildlife/
  mammals/reindeer.html
• Penguin- sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/. ../Penguins.html
• Mosses- www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/.
  ../icwautumn.html
• Lichen- www.open.ac.uk/Nature_ Trail/Lichen.htm
• Sedges- botit.botany.wisc.edu/ images/veg/Wetlands
  _I_P...
• Dwarf trees- www.galanter.net/.../
  BBG_1620Dwarf20Tree.jpg