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Ja’Nisha Banks Ronald Pannell
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Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga average winter temp is -34° C (-30° F), average summer temp is 3-12° C (37-54° F)
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permafrost The summer is brief low precipitation (6 to 10inches a year)
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Extremely cold climate coldest and the driest of all the biomes on Earth Simple vegetation Short season of growth and reproduction Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material
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There are many features the animals have in the tundra Use solar heating to stay warm
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Male caribou have competition during mating season Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear over territory
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Arctic Fox Grizzly Bear Snowing Owl Polar Bear Cougar
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Arctic moss Arctic Willow Caribou Moss Diamond – leaf Willow Labrador Tea
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Pollution from mining and drilling for oil polluted the air, lakes and rivers building roads and towns Alaskan oil pipeline caused problems for the caribou Canadian Tundra Conservation Foundation's
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Ice Hotel in Sweden
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In the summer months, the sun shines all the time The only tree that grows in the tundra is the dwarf willow tree. As the sea freezes, the salt rises to the surface as crystals called ice flowers The word "tundra" means land of no trees Dust and grime make the ice darker, less heat is reflected
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1.What the average temperature in winter? 2. During what season is their 24 hour of daylight? 3. What is the frozen layer under the soil? 4. Name something that humans are doing that is harming the tundra? 5. What is a popular tourist designation?
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http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/bio mes/tundra.php http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/bio mes/tundra.php http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.ht m
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