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Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES Tundra Biome

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Page 1: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland,

Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Tundra Biome

Page 2: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Temperature -20 °F (-29 °C) Precipitation 6-10 inches per year Weather patterns Ground is permanently frozen Cold year round High winds 2 seasons only

Weather

Page 3: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Arctic Moss Arctic Willow Lichen Bear Berry Bush Arctic Heather Lambs Ear

Plants

Page 4: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Grow close to the ground to avoid wind Have “fur” on leaves Waxy leaves that are thick Shallow roots Go without water for a long time

Plant Adaptation

Page 5: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Arctic Fox Caribou (reindeer) Grizzly Bears Puffin Ermine Snowy owl Musk Ox

Animals

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Page 6: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Fur Camouflage Fat for insulation Hibernation

Animal Adaptations

Page 7: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Humans do live in the tundra but not many Biodiversity Level is about a 2 because not

too many species can survive in the cold

Humans and Biodiversity

Page 8: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Lots of sunlight in the summer Little sunlight in the winter Snow ice Permafrost Cold temperatures

Abiotic Factors

Page 9: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

Plants◦ Lemming

Arctic fox Polar bear

Food Chain

Page 10: Where is the Tundra? 50° to 70° North Latitude Northern Canada, Northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska Description: Cold year round NO TREES

The Iditarod happens here Trees cannot grow here because soil is

frozen Winds can get up to 70 mph Home to many endangered species

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