tundra cathryn payne (spring). climate the temperatures in the tundra are extremely low. only a few...
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TundraCathryn Payne
(Spring)
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Climate The temperatures in the tundra are extremely low. Only a
few weeks at most have temperatures above freezing. The tundra area gets little precipitation. Most of the
tundra’s precipitation comes in the form of snow. The tundra is the coldest biome.
Spring
Fall
Summer
Winter
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Vegetation The vegetation for the tundra
includes flowers, lichens, mosses, grasses, and shrubs.
All vegetation grows near the ground.
lichens
Moss
Shrubs
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Animals The tundra is
full of unique animals such as Caribou, Arctic hares, Birds, Arctic foxes, Wolves, Polar bears, Fish, Mountain goats, and Elk.
Artic fox
caribou
Artic hare
owlPolar bear
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Map of tundra areas
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Location
The tundra biomes are located in the high altitudes.
They are also located in the northern hemisphere.
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Sites https://www.knomi.net/fileServer/teacher/884/assignments/884-20120110121844.pdf http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tundra.htm http://www.google.com/search?
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