TUNDRA

TUNDRA CONDITIONS

• High latitude climate.
• Cold weather & dark winters.
• Monthly temperatures average below freezing.
• Soil is thinner than in the subarctic.
• Snow and ice is often 2 miles thick.

TUNDRA MAP

• Closer to the polar regions.
• Far north of the northern hemisphere.
• Parts of Alaska are tundra.

PRECIPITATION

• Precipitation is meager.
• In most places it'll rain in the summer.
• But in Norway it'll be in February or March.
• Average yearly rainfall is 15-25 cm.

TEMPERATURE

• Average winter temperature is -34° C (-30° F)
• Average summer temperature is 3-12° C (37-54° F)

PLANT LIFE

• Bearberry
• Arctic Moss
• Caribou Moss
• Diamond Leaf Willow
• Labrador Tea

ANIMAL LIFE

• Arctic Fox
• Snowy Owl
• Moose
• Polar Bear
• Reindeer

BIOMES IN CLIMATE REGION

• The tundra biome is in the tundra.