Tundra

Tundra

Location

• Top of the world around north of the taiga belt.

Climate

• Cold (0 °C (32 °F) high enough to melt the snow.
• Dry seasons

Vegetation exaples

• Lichen
• Dark Red Leaves
• Seeds
• Shrubs
• Sedges
• Grasses

Animals examples

• Snow Owl
• Arctic Fox
• Sled Dogs
• Caribou
• Grizzly Bears

Plant adaptations

• Grow close to the ground

Animal Adaptations

• Warm-Blooded
• Migration
• Hibernation

Threats

• Garbage and other waste not to mention the impact of the oil and gas industry have left some parts of the Arctic polluted.