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TUNDRA

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TUNDRA

NEAR THE NORTH POLE, NORTHERN CANADA

TUNDRA ANIMALS

  • POLAR BEARS
  • ARTIC FOX
  • SNOWY OWL
  • ARTIC HARE
  • ARTIC WOLVES

POLAR BEARS

THE LARGEST LAND CARNIVORES
Photo by Travis S.

ARTIC FOX

HAVE SEVRAL ADAPTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO SURVIVE.

SNOWY OWL

MOSTLY WHITE WITH NARROW SPARSE BROWN BARS AND SPOTS

ARTIC HARE

DISTRIBUTED OVER THE TUNDRA REGIONS OF GREENLAND

ARTIC WOLVES

THE ARTIC WOLF IS ALSO CALLED THE SNOW WOLF

TUNDRA PLANTS

  • LICHEN
  • ARTIC MOSSS
  • LABRADOR TEA
  • YELLOW TUNDRA FLOWER
  • ARTIC POPPY

LICHENS

FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM ANTARCTIC TO THE TROPICS
Photo by Ravages

ARTIC MOSS

AN AQUATIC PLANT WHICH CAN GROW UNDERWATER IN THE TUNDRA
Photo by lmainjohnson7

LABRADOR TEA

ALL THREE SPECIES USED TO MAKE LABRADOR TEA ARE LOW
Photo by Leo-setä

YELLOW TUNDRA FLOWER

PRODUCE BLOOMS FOR A SHORT TIME IN SUMMER
Photo by littleBiGsis

ARTIC POPPY

ITS EXTREMELY TOUGH BUT ITS PETALS ARE DELICATE
Photo by madpai

CLIMATE IN THE TUNDRA

  • SNOW CLIMATE
  • LITTLE RAIN
  • COLD
  • ICE MOUNDS
  • FREZZING
Photo by ~~~johnny~~~

SNOW CLIMATE

IT MAY LOOK SOFT BUT ITS VERY COLD
Photo by jenny downing

RAIN

JUST A LITTLE
Photo by Eric M Martin

COLD

LOOKS PRETTY RIGHT
Photo by ***Bud***

ICE MOUNDS

THEY ARE BIG
Photo by rutlo

FREZZING

BUDDLE UP
Photo by Piero...

FACTS ABOUT TUNDRA

  • Tundra means treeless land
  • The tundra is the largest biome
  • Organisms get nutrients from the dead
  • There are a lot of trees
  • Tundra is considered a carbon dioxide sink
Photo by Will Montague