Tundra Biome by Devin Gorman

Unique Characteristics of the Tundra:

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Annual Temperature: Winter-30oF,Summer- 37-54oF

Annual Precipitation: 6-10 inches a year

Latitude: 65oN

Seasonal Changes: Four seasons

Possible Extreme Weather Events: Blizzards, hurricanes,

and bush fires

Arctic Fox

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Arctic foxes adapt with their short, thick hair. They also have hair that turns brown in the summer and white in the winter to camuflauge.

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Polar Bears

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Polar Bears have hollow fur that helps keeping warm air in. Also, the skin underneath is black to help them keep warm in the cold air. The hair usually shakes free water or ice.

Natural Resources

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Nickel, copper, coal, gold, uranium, tunsen, diamond, oil gages zinc

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Walrus

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Walruses have a layer of blubber to keep them warm. They are able to dive 100m and stay underwater for up to 30 minutes.

Arctic Moss

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Arictic moss thrives off of the nutrients

found on the bottoms of lakes and bogs.

This plant has rootlets instead of roots.

Bearberry

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The bearberry grows in low places

to protect itself from strong Arctic

winds. In addition, its leathery

leaves keep it warm and moist!

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Caribou Moss

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Caribou Moss survives in the wild because it can go a long time without water. It also grows on grounds and other moss. Did you know it is actually a lichen?

Tundra Threats

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Some threats are: Oil spills, humans killing off speicies, and

global warming.

Fun Facts

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Did you know the Tundra is the coldest

and harshest biome?

And it still has life on it even though its

super cold!

Fun Fact

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The word Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, which means treeless land.

Fun Facts

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The Tundra is the DRIEST place on earth!

And very few trees grow there.

Cool Facts

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Did you know there's more than 400

varieties of flowers, but only 48 kinds

of animals?

During the summer, it's daylight 24 hours a day!

Plants grow in clusters.

The plants and animals are clinging to life when

living on the cold bare tundra.

Where is the Tundra?

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The tundra is found in

Northern North America, Europe,

and Siberia.

This is a Tundra.

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TUNDRA

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Resources:

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biome--tundraweebly.com/animal-life.html

google.com

softschools.com

environment.nationalgeographic.com

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