![Page 1: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland,
Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES
Tundra Biome
![Page 2: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Temperature -20 °F (-29 °C) Precipitation 6-10 inches per year Weather patterns Ground is permanently frozen Cold year round High winds 2 seasons only
Weather
![Page 3: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Arctic Moss Arctic Willow Lichen Bear Berry Bush Arctic Heather Lambs Ear
Plants
![Page 4: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Grow close to the ground to avoid wind Have “fur” on leaves Waxy leaves that are thick Shallow roots Go without water for a long time
Plant Adaptation
![Page 5: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Arctic Fox Caribou (reindeer) Grizzly Bears Puffin Ermine Snowy owl Musk Ox
Animals
![Page 6: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Fur Camouflage Fat for insulation Hibernation
Animal Adaptations
![Page 7: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Humans do live in the tundra but not many Biodiversity Level is about a 2 because not
too many species can survive in the cold
Humans and Biodiversity
![Page 8: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Lots of sunlight in the summer Little sunlight in the winter Snow ice Permafrost Cold temperatures
Abiotic Factors
![Page 9: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Plants◦ Lemming
Arctic fox Polar bear
Food Chain
![Page 10: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062517/56649ef55503460f94c08507/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
The Iditarod happens here Trees cannot grow here because soil is
frozen Winds can get up to 70 mph Home to many endangered species
Other Interesting Facts