Tundra project by https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9 Made with a little mischief en-us 2016-11-23 10:06:53 UTC 2016-11-24 08:14:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Thin gid ont kn ow manuthebox https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139546065 2016-11-23 10:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139546065 Tundra climate is usually found between the 60-75 degree latitude lines. Tundra climate is mainly found along the coast of the Arctic Ocean manuthebox https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139580461 2016-11-23 13:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139580461 Climate: The tundra is the coldest and the driest of all the biomes on Earth. There is very little rainfall in the tundra; it rains less than seventeen cm a year. Winters here are long, and summers short, sometimes they last before only 6 - 10 weeks. In the winter the temperature can reach -45.5°C. And we think our winters are bad! Because the tundra is so close to the north pole, summer days are 24 hours long! Summer temperatures rarely get above (10°C), just enough to defrost the surface of the ground. What a place for a summer vacation! In the summer the soil becomes very soggy from melted snow and rain. The moisture sinks into the ground, which is called permafrost. The permafrost lies six inches below the ground, and is frozen for most of the year. The top layer of the permafrost thaws, but the bottom layer of gravel and finer material stays frozen all year which keeps moisture from rain on the surface of the ground. manuthebox https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139584342 2016-11-23 13:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139584342 Climate: The tundra is the coldest and the driest of all the biomes on Earth. There is very little rainfall in the tundra; it rains less than seventeen cm a year. Winters here are long, and summers short, sometimes they last before only 6 - 10 weeks. In the winter the temperature can reach -45.5°C. And we think our winters are bad! Because the tundra is so close to the north pole, summer days are 24 hours long! Summer temperatures rarely get above (10°C), just enough to defrost the surface of the ground. What a place for a summer vacation! In the summer the soil becomes very soggy from melted snow and rain. The moisture sinks into the ground, which is called permafrost. The permafrost lies six inches below the ground, and is frozen for most of the year. The top layer of the permafrost thaws, but the bottom layer of gravel and finer material stays frozen all year which keeps moisture from rain on the surface of the ground. manuthebox https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139584696 2016-11-23 13:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139584696 People have moved to the tundra to work in the mines and in the oil industry.New towns and roads are being built to support the increased population. stubbs_amelia https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139585468 2016-11-23 13:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139585468 All in all we have concluded that the Tundra is very cold and dry. The Tundra is home to lots of different species. Some of the advantages to the Tundra are that the bacteria and viruses die because it is so cold which means that the animals don't get the viruses and most likely don't die.Some disadvantages are all the threats e.g. People have moved to the tundra to work in the mines and in the oil industry. New towns and roads are being built to support the increased population.The melting of the permafrost as a result of global warming could radically change the landscape and what species are able to live there. Oil spills can kill wildlife and significantly damage tundra ecosystems. Buildings and roads put heat and pressure on the permafrost, causing it to melt. manuthebox https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139586681 2016-11-23 13:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stubbs_amelia/sbiy7m61rwp9/wish/139586681