The types of soil Ina tundra are arctic and alpine. These soils have poor drainage and very low nutrients.

The plants in a tundra include lichens, mosses, low shrubs, sedges, liverworts, and grasses. The animals in a tundra include lemmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares, squirrels, arctic foxes, wolves, polar bears, Mosquitos, black flies, and arctic bumblebees.

Tundras are mainly found in the northern hemisphere. There are tundras in Alaska, Russia, A part of Greenland, and Canada.