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Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert - PPT Presentation

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

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Arctic Tundra

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Biome Features

FlatGround is permanently frozen No trees

Some permafrost melts in summer

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Climate

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.)

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Plants

Over 1700 species of plantsExamples: arctic willow, pasque flower, bearberry, purple saxifrage, arctic poppy, cottongrassShallow root systems prevents large plants

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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

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Seasonal Information

Visit in summer – 53 days of 24/7 sunshine

Don’t come in Winter – temperatures can reach -50F

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Unique features of the Biome

During summer there is daylight 24 hoursLargest biome

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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.

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Tourism

Polar bear swim (use extreme caution)Building igloosObserving wildlife

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Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher

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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