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1 Tundra

2 Alaska, Northern Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia, Antarctic Islands
Location

3 The tundra is a bleak, treeless place. The climate is cold and dry
The tundra is a bleak, treeless place. The climate is cold and dry. There is a brief summer with nearly constant sunlight, and a long, dark, cold winter. The temperature rarely gets above 50°F. Description

4 Temperature The tundra is usually a cold climate. Long cold winters
Average temperature -28°C (-18°F) Temperatures can get as low as -50°C (-58°F) Short Cool Summers Average summer temperature 12°C (54°F) Summer last only about 6-10 weeks Temperature

5 Rainfall The tundra is a dry barren lands.
15-25cm (6-10 inches) including melted snow Rainfall usually occurs during the few weeks in summer Little to no rainfall in winter Rainfall

6 Plants Mostly small shrubs and lichen
No trees can survive in the tundra due to the permafrost Some sparse flowering plants Perennial Forbs Lichen Plants

7 Animals(Herbivores) Starting from bottom left:
Vole, Snowshoe rabbit, Reindeer Others: lemmings, caribou, artic hares, squirrels, Musk Ox Animals(Herbivores)

8 Staring from top left: Artic Wolf, Artic fox, Polar Bear, Wolverine
Animals (Carnivores)

9 Falcons Snow Bunting Others: Ravens, Loons, Sandpipers, Terns, snowbirds, Gulls All of these birds are migratory birds Animals (Birds)

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