The Tundra is the coldest region in the world. The tundra only receives 10 inches of precipitation a year.

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AnimalsSome animals that live in these conditions are:•Polar bears•Arctic foxes•Walrus’•Wolverines•Etc.

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Animals

Boreal Shield provides the images of exposed bedrock, endless forests, and rushing rivers that characterize the image of Canada. Summers have roughly the same average temperature throughout the area, about 13ºC. The eastern is a milder winter, with a mean temperature of about -1ºC, while the western edge suffers through average winter temperatures of -20ºC. Precipitation in the west is low, about 400mm a year, but it can be a high as 1600mm a year in some areas of Newfoundland, largely due to its position in the Atlantic.

Some animals in the boreal forests are:•woodland caribou•barren-ground caribou•white-tailed deer•moose

Grasslands are extremely hot in summer and really cold in the winter. They receive 10-30 inches of precipitation.

Climate

AnimalsSome animals that live here are:•Coyote•Badger•red fox•long tail weasel•Mink•river otter •black-footed ferret•striped skunk

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Animals

Here is where one finds the wettest weather, tallest trees in the country. Being so close to the Pacific Ocean, the climate is extremely changing. Summers are cooler, winters more mild. Summer temperatures average 13ºC, while winters average -1.5ºC; there is less difference between winter and summer temperatures here than elsewhere in Canada. The mountains block most of the rain that clouds would bring to the interior so precipitation can exceed 4000 mm a year in the north, although some areas get far less than that. The Gulf Islands in the south by contrast receive only 600 mm a year.

Some animals that live in temperate forests are:•black bear•grizzly bear•wolf•mountain lion

The Spring time brings new life to the forest and warmth, and rain. Summer is hot, and the trees have leaves. Fall is cool. The trees are beginning to change colors. Winter months are really cold and all the trees loose leaves. The average temperature for a year is about 50 degrees F. The forests gets about 30 to 60 inches of rain a year.

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AnimalsAnimals that live in the temperate forest are:

•black bear

•wolf bobcat

•moose

•white-tailed deer

•coyote

•muskrat