Arctic Tundra
BY; CASSIDY BELL, CASSIE GILPIN, AND
EMILY ETTER.
Geography.
 Geographical location: North American Tundra:
Latitude; 60o to 85o north. Longitude; 55o to 160o
 Tundra is a cold barren wasteland, includes
snow, rocks, little variety of vegetation.
Zoology
 Many different animals live
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in the Arctic Tundra. They
are as follows:
Arctic fox
Caribou
Ermine
Grizzly Bear
Musk Ox
Polar Bear
Snowy Owl
Botany
 Plants of the Arctic
 All plants are adapted to
Tundra…
 Low shrubs, sedges,
reindeer mosses,
liverworts, and grass
 400 varieties of flowers.
sweeping winds and
disturbances of soil.
 Plants are short and
grouped together to
resist the cold temp. and
are protected by snow
during the winter.
Meteorology(Weather) & Human Influence
 Summer is a brief period
 Winter temps don’t reach
of milder climates when
the sun shines almost 24
hours day
 Summer only last 6-10
weeks.
 Never any warmer that
450 or 500
above 200 and average
-200 - -300
 Endless hours darkness
settle in and the winds
blow even harder.
 The Tundra is an
unusually cold, dry
climate
Resources;
 http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/ex
 http://www.jimteens.com/images/
hibits/biomes/tundra.php
http://files.tundrabiome.webnode.
com/2000000100269703637/8_polarbearcub.jpg
http://files.tundrabiome.webnode.
com/20000002712309132a8/12_tundra.jpg
http://www.ejphoto.com/images_
MB/MB_ArcticFox04.jpg
http://www.fossweb.com/resource
s/pictures/10742894281.jpg
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/conten
t/1/c6/05/24/91/liverworts-closeup-web.jpg
Teens_158.jpg
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org
/tundra_animal_page.htm
http://prhscience.files.wordpress.c
om/2010/05/caribou_tundra.jpg
http://www.ecotoursrussia.com/Portals/106/Images/ga
llery3/Chu_17_large.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pzlPYn
dhKg4/R9qjCezmII/AAAAAAAAAIE/Zbt22TUATbw
/s400/art.gif
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