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TundraAlpine and Arctic
By: Angel Cunningham, Crystal McCool, and Madison Milka
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What does tundra mean?What does tundra mean?
• Tundra- one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic and alpine regions
• The word tundra comes from the Finnish word "tunturia" which means barren land.
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Two Types of TundraTwo Types of Tundra
• Arctic Tundra-
level or nearly level treeless plain that has permanently frozen subsoil .
• Alpine Tundra-
large, flat or gently sloping, treeless tracts of land.
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Where Tundras Are FoundWhere Tundras Are Found
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Climate In the TundrasClimate In the Tundras
Temperature:
Winter -30 degrees
Summer 37-54 degrees
Rainfall:
6 to 10 inches
(Including melting ice.)
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FloraFlora
• Low Shrubs
• Sedges
• Reindeer Mosses
• Grasses
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Plants AdaptationsPlants Adaptations
• Growing close together and low to the ground reduce effects of cold and damage caused by ice and snow that are driven by dry winds.
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FaunaFaunaCarnivores:
• Arctic wolf
• Brown bear
• Arctic foxes
Herbivores:
• Musk ox
• Rabbits
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Animal AdaptationsAnimal Adaptations
• Small mammals have coats that change color from brown to white.
• Large mammals hibernate.
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Random FactsRandom Facts
• winds can blow up to 30 to 60 miles per hour• in the summer months when the ice begins to
melt, it cannot be absorbed into the ground
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Sources:Sources:• Encarta® World English Dictionary[North
American Edition] © & (P) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.