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 ID: 792187
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Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert
Stick Reves® Travel Agency
Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher
Period 7
Slide2Arctic Tundra
Slide3Biome Features
FlatGround is permanently frozen No trees
Some permafrost melts in summer
Slide4Climate
Winter: cold and dark
Average temperature: -18 FAvg. 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.)
Slide5Slide6Plants
Over 1700 species of plantsExamples: arctic willow, pasque flower, bearberry, purple saxifrage, arctic poppy, cottongrassShallow root systems prevents large plants
Slide7Animals
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
Slide8Seasonal Information
Visit in summer – 53 days of 24/7 sunshine
Don’t come in Winter – temperatures can reach -50F
Slide9Unique features of the Biome
During summer there is daylight 24 hoursLargest biome
Slide10Adaptations
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.
Slide11Tourism
Polar bear swim (use extreme caution)Building igloosObserving wildlife
Slide12Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher
Slide13Sources
“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