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Page 1: Tundra Cathryn Payne (Spring). Climate  The temperatures in the tundra are extremely low. Only a few weeks at most have temperatures above freezing.

TundraCathryn Payne

(Spring)

Page 2: Tundra Cathryn Payne (Spring). Climate  The temperatures in the tundra are extremely low. Only a few weeks at most have temperatures above freezing.

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

Page 3: Tundra Cathryn Payne (Spring). Climate  The temperatures in the tundra are extremely low. Only a few weeks at most have temperatures above freezing.

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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