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WeatherThe weather in the tundra is normally very cold but in July (summer) it gets a bit warmer but still only about 18 degrees Celsius
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ClimateThe Tundra climate is extremely cold and during the summer (June, July and August) the sun shines almost 24 hours
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Locations worldwide
The tundra is located mostly at the top of the earth. Some of the main locations are northern north America, northern Europe, northern Asia and at the tops of mountain ranges.
Locations worldwide
The tundra is located at the top of the world and in mountain ranges because of:The altitudeAnd because of the climate there
PlantsIn the tundra there are many different types of plants and some of them are the arctic willow, bearberry, diamond leaf willow, labrador tea, pasque flower, tufted saxifrage plus a couple of different mosses named arctic moss and caribou moss. I will now explain in more detail about the arctic willow and bearberry.
Arctic willowThe arctic willow is a plant that grows mainly in the tundra and comes in useful not only to the animals in the tundra but also humans. Some of the things that make it so useful are: The willow bark can be eaten to clean teeth, prevent
cavities used as an aspirin substitute and even help heal rashes, burns and insects bites
It’s braches are flexible enough to make fish traps and baskets
If you get the right part of the willow you can actually eat it and It has 7 to 10 times more vitamin c than an orange
It is fairly small and never gets any bigger than 60 cm in height and mainly grows in big clumps and bushes
Bear BerryThe bearberry like the arctic willow is not only important for animals but also for us humans. Some of the things that make the bearberry important: It is very effective when treating kidney
cancer Autumn is the time when bearberry is best
for picking You can only use the leaves an berries Doesn’t grow very high Grows mainly in dry non-nutrient soils
AnimalsIn the tundra there are many different animals but there aren’t as many as some biomes because the climate is so cold and the animals have had adapt to conditions. Some of the animals that have adapted to the conditions are the arctic fox, caribou, ermine, grizzly bear, harlequin duck, musk ox, polar bear, snowy owl, wolf, arctic hare, snow goose, beluga whale.
CaribouThe caribou is a deer like animal but can also be known as reindeer. Some interesting facts about the caribou are: Only deer that females and males both have antlers They use there antlers to dig through snow for food in
winter They can migrate up to 4828 km a year (3000 miles) They can run up to 80 km an hour When they sense danger they let a special scent out to
warn other caribou There hooves are adapted to the snowy conditions and
can be used as paddles in the water They live for 7-15 years Some threats to them are wolves, bears, golden eagles
and even humans
Arctic foxThe arctic fox also known as the white fox is known mainly as an omnivore in the tundra some other interesting facts are: It weighs around 2.5-9 kg and grows to 75-115
cm long They dig burrows in cliff sides and bury
themselves and their food in the snow for protection
During winter (December, January, February) they hunt alone but during summer (June, July, August) they hunt in big packs with mostly males but some females too
They can run at 48 km and will skid on ice Some threats to them are polar bears, snowy
owls attack the young and humans
Food chainAn a food chain it shows the producer (the grass) the fist consumer (the arctic hare) the second consumer (arctic wolf) and this goes on until there is nothing left to eat the final consumer
So in this food chain the arctic wolf eats the arctic hare and the arctic hare eats the grass.Arctic
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Food webIn a Tundra food web there is lots of different food chains put together.
Example: In a tundra food web the polar bear eats the arctic fox and the ringed seal. The arctic fox eats the pika, arctic hare, lemming, snow goose, snow bunting, snowy goose and the ermine.
Interesting Facts
The tundra is the coldest of all biomes The word tundra comes from the Finnish
word turnturi meaning treeless plain It has little precipitation, Poor nutrients,
simple vegetation, short growing season and limitation of drainage
The tundra is the second most deadly environment in the world
It is the youngest biome In summer the sun shines 24 hours a day When the sea freezes the salt rises to the
top as crystals
Interesting Facts
they have six week summers Gets less rain than in the desert It covers 20% of the earths surface and is 3
million square miles long The ground can be covered by snow up to 3
feet deep Winds blow in between 30 -60 miles an hour
most of the time It’s the smallest biome There is two types of the tundra the polar
tundra and the arctic tundra
Bibliography http://www.the-ultralight-site.com/arctic-willow.htm http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_bearberry.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arctic-fox-facts.html http://www.switcheroozoo.com/profiles/caribou.htm http
://www.meoweather.com/history/United%20States/na/61.1333333/-162.8166667/Tundra.html
http://herbal-facts.com/herb_index/bearberry/bearberry.htm http://whttp://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ ww.blueplanetbiomes.org/bear_berry.htm http://
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_fun_facts_about_the_arctic_tundra http://
www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproject/Tundra/interestinginformation.htm
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