Tundra

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Tundra
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TundraClimate Description

• Coldest place
• Most fragile biome
• Scant rainfall
• Sunless winter season

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TundraPrecipitation

• High month- August- 2.5 cm
• Low months- March, April, May- 0 cm
• Average monthly 1.25 cm

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TundraTemperature

• 6 C to - 26 C
• 43 F to - 15 F

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TundraAnimals

• Migratory birds
• Caribou
• Reindeer
• Wolves
• Rodents
• Arctic fox
• Musk ox
• Seals
• Polar Bears

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TundraPlants

• Mosses
• Lichens
• Wide shallow roots
• Grow and flower quickly
• Small dwarf bushes
• Campion
• Willow
• Juniper

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TundraLocation

• North of the Arctic Circle
• Northern Europe
• North America

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TundraFun Facts!

• Permafrost
• Short summer
• Bogs and swamps
• Thin soil
• No tall tree-too windy
• Simple food chains are easily disrupted
• OIL- Prudhoe Bay, N. Alaska