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Geography Arctic Tundra

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARCTIC TUNDRA

NICK KEANE

Plants
Arctic moss, arctic willow, bear berry, caribou mosasaur flower, turfed saxifrage, lichens, cotton grass, arctic azaleas, sedges, phytoplankton, arctic poppy, vicia cracca, hay, pines

Animals
Polar bear, arctic fox, arctic peregrine falcon, wood bison, musk oxen, arctic ground squirrel, lemmings, walrus, arctic wolf, caribou, Dallas sheep, arctic bumble bees, krill, harlequin duck, arctic shrews, Mosquitos, arctic hare, harp seals, Dunlin, liver tape worm, red fox

TEMPERATURES

  • High 80 degrees F
  • Low -90 degrees F

FEATURES

  • High wind speeds
  • Coldest biome
  • Located in the northern hemisphere
  • Short growing season
  • Low biotic diversity

Crops
No crops are grown in the arctic tundra because it is too cold and has too short of a growing season.

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FOX!!!

DECIDUOUS FOREST

GRASSLAND

CONIFEROUS FOREST

DESERT

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

MOUNTAIN