1. The Tundra
Angela Duncan

2. Geography Located above the Arctic Circle
Stretches from northern Scandinavia, across Russia, Siberia, Northern Alaska, and finally to Canada.
Hugs the northern most ring of the planet

4. Climate Generally cold and very dry Short summers 6 to 10 weeks long
Never gets warmer than 50°F
Cold winds continuously blow across the landscape
Average temperature is around -30°F

5. Soils Topsoil composed mostly of humus due to slow decomposition rates
Layer of permafrost underneath
Constant freezing and thawing of the soil brings rocks to the surface
Polygonal pattern of stones on the surface

6. Biology
Vegetation: Lichens, Mosses, Grasses, Herbaceous Plants, Small Shrubs
Land Animals: Grizzly Bears, Gray Wolves, Caribou, Oxen, Weasels, Lemmings, Arctic and Red Foxes, Moose
Sea Animals: Walruses, Orcas, Beluga Whales, Sea Lions
Birds: Snowy Owls, Golden Eagles, Bald Eagles, Arctic Geese, Puffins, Arctic Loons

8. Human Influence Used to be the only biomes untainted by humankind
Drilling for Oil
Pesticides from nearby civilization
Chernobyl Disaster
1986 Ukraine
Great explosion of the power plant
Massive amounts of radiation released (cesium-137)
Covered the Norwegian tundra in the form of rainfall
Damage to the food chain

10. The Tundra