Tundra
tempature patterns
percipitation patterns
The Bering tundra has cold winters and cool summers although summer tempatures in a polar climate do not usually exceed to 50 degrees ferinhieght a high of 90 degrees has been recorded here in winter the low has reached -70 degrees. annual precipitation averages 17 inches (43 centimeters).
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world location
In northern lands close to the Artic and on the upper slopes of high mountains. in the north pole near the top of the world.
soil
the soil in the artic tundra has two layers.the surface layer is called the active layer because it freezes in winter and fallls when the weather is warm.this layer is shallow its depth ranging from about 10in to 3ft. the lower or inactive layer of soil stays frozen throuout the year and is called permafrost. Permafrost reaches depths of 300 to almost 3000ft.
Vegitation
during the short growing season in the summer,the tundra grows with a vareity of low growing plants,such as lichen,drak red leaves,cushion plants,seeds and cotton plants.
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Animal life
tundra animals size is and important factor in preventing heat loss examples are the artic fox it has small ears short legs and a short tail this means there is less area from which body heat can escape,other animals in the tundra are the caribou and irmine
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artic fox
the artic fox (Alopex Lagopus) makes its home in small burrows and frost free ground often in low mounds or in rock piles. it has short legs and a long bushy tail that it uses as insulation by wrapping it around its self and sleeping.
caribou
6these north American reindeer became known as caribou. although they are called by differently names they are both considered to be a single species the caribou is a sturdy animal with short legs. Its coat is brown and becomes darker in the summer and lighter in the winter.
Bibliography
Blue Planet Biomes. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm
Encyclopedia of biomes (Vol. 3). (2000). Usa: Marlene Weigel.