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Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert

Stick Reves® Travel Agency. Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert. Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher Period 7. Arctic Tundra. Biome Features. Flat Ground is permanently frozen No trees Some permafrost melts in summer. Climate. Winter: cold and dark

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Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert

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  1. Stick Reves® Travel Agency Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher Period 7

  2. Arctic Tundra

  3. Biome Features • Flat • Ground is permanently frozen • No trees • Some permafrost melts in summer

  4. Climate • Winter: cold and dark • Average temperature: -18 F • Avg. summer temp.: 12 F • Can reach up to 54 degrees Fahrenheit • Water forms lakes and marshes during summer • Winds can reach 30 mph • Yearly precipitation 14-25 cm (6-10in.)

  5. Plants • Over 1700 species of plants • Examples: arctic willow, pasque flower, bearberry, purple saxifrage, arctic poppy, cottongrass • Shallow root systems prevents large plants

  6. Animals Arctic Fox has short ears and with thick coat to keep warm Low amounts of biodiversity in tundra Snowy owls Mining and drilling threaten animals

  7. Seasonal Information • Visit in summer – 53 days of 24/7 sunshine • Don’t come in Winter – temperatures can reach -50F

  8. Unique features of the Biome • During summer there is daylight 24 hours • Largest biome

  9. Adaptations • Animals, such as arctic foxes, breed and raise young quickly in the summer as an adaption to the long, cold winters. Most animals also are insulated with more fat. • Arctic moss plants store nutrients when not growing so that new leaves can be made quickly in the Spring.

  10. Tourism • Polar bear swim (use extreme caution) • Building igloos • Observing wildlife

  11. Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher

  12. Sources • “Biomes.” coft. Earth floor. N.d. web. 15 Dec. 2013 http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundra.html • “Tundra Animals.” Tundra Animals. N.d. web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://www.tundraanimals.net/ • “Arctic Moss.” Tundra Plants. N.d. web. 15. Dec. 2013 http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_plant_page.htm

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