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TUNDRA
Ja’Nisha BanksRonald 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 The summer is brief low precipitation (6 to 10inches a year)
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
Adaptation
There are many features the animals have in the tundra
Use solar heating to stay warm
Competition
Male caribou have competition during mating season
Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear over territory
Biotic Factors
Arctic Fox Grizzly Bear Snowing Owl Polar Bear Cougar
Plants
Arctic moss Arctic Willow Caribou Moss Diamond – leaf Willow Labrador Tea
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
Tourist Designation
Ice Hotel in Sweden
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
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?
Work Citied
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm