PPT-The Tundra Biome

Sonja Ohm Kevin Jachymowski General Description Location Located on in the Northern Hemisphere Covers about 15 of the Earths land surface Arctic Tundra is a place of barren land that sometimes is grassland. By: Josh . Loflin. Kyla R.. Location of Tundra. Also called the “ice desert” “frozen prairie” The tundra biome is the coldest of all terrestrial ecosystems and also the most chaotic. The two types of . Biomes. Gather information about the following for your biome. …You’ll need this information to complete your pamphlet. Weather & Climate. Temperature. Precipitation. Landforms. Mountains. Bodies of Water. Chapter Seven. Most of the year the desert looks lifeless.. But when rainy season comes, the land explodes with life.. Plants and animals hurry to feed, grow and reproduce.. When the rain is done life seems to disappear again, until the next rainy season.. Jon Mayes. What Is The Tundra?. Northern Biome. Dominated by:. Mosses. Lichens. Dwarf Willows. Low-Moderate Precipitation. Very Short Growing Season. Covers approximately 1/5 of land. “Treeless”. Tundra's. 2 Table of Contents . . Page 3…………………...Overview. Page 4………………….Find a Tundra ( Map). Page 5……………….....Animal Life . Page 6….........................Plant Life. By Jasmine . Brierley. Greenland’s biomes. Biomes in Greenland. A biome is a large, natural . environment that includes . fauna and . flora in it.. There are two biomes in Greenland – Polar Ice Cap and Tundra.. Arctic and Alpine . By Ryanne Mora. What is Tundra?. Comes from the Finnish word meaning . barren. or . treeless land. Extreme cold temperatures and frozen, treeless landscapes. characterize the tundra biome. Ms. Champion. 5. th. Grade Science. SVE. You Need:. Extra Paper. Pencil. Colored pencils/crayons (if you have them). Review. After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is MOST responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?. Canadian . Biomes. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Earth has many biomes with recognizable ecosystems – . By Brylie Holdbrook and Brooklyn Beckstead. 1. The animals in the tundra biome. Many animals live in the tundra biome some of these animals are Caribou, Ermine, water birds, mosquitoes, polar bears, arctic fox, White wolves, grizzly bears, gray falcons, bald eagles, bumble bees, squirrels, Norway lemmings,and voles.. Vulnerability of the Taiga-Tundra Ecotone: Predicting the Magnitude, Variability, and Rate of Change at the Intersection of Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems PI: Amanda Armstrong 1 Co-Is: Paul M. Montesano Stick Reves® Travel Agency. 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. Arctic tundra greenness has increased since 1982, but trends and variability have become more complex since the early 2000s. . Have links between . tundra greenness. , . spring sea-ice extent. , and .