1. By: Dalton Shields Ali Georgescu Mike Pronin
THE TUNDRA
By: Dalton Shields
Ali Georgescu
Mike Pronin

2. Map of the Tundra

3. Arctic and Alpine Tundra Temp. and Precip.
Extremely cold climate
The average winter temperature is -34° C (-30° F), but the average summer temperature is 3-12° C (37-54° F) which enables this biome to sustain life. Rainfall may vary in different regions of the arctic. Yearly precipitation, including melting snow is 15 – 25 cm. (6 to 10in)
The tundra is dry, cold and windy

4. Arctic and Alpine Geological Features
Soil is formed slowly. A layer of permanently frozen subsoil called permafrost exists, consisting mostly of gravel and finer material. The soil lacks nutrients.
Bogs and Ponds
Mountainous areas
Rocky plains
Low Shrubs, sedges, reindeer mosses, liverworts and grasses are some plants found in the Tundra
Permafrost effects the soil. It freezes the soil permanently and many meters down. This is why the tundra has no long root system and only short.

5. Animals in the Arctic Tundra
Herbivorous mammals: lemmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares and squirrels
Carnivorous mammals: arctic foxes, wolves, and polar bears
Migratory birds: ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, sandpipers, terns, snow birds, and various species of gulls
Insects: mosquitoes, flies, moths, grasshoppers, black flies and arctic bumble bees

6. Animals in the Alpine Tundra
Mammals: pikas, marmots, mountain goats, sheep, elk
Birds: grouse like birds
Insects: springtails, beetles, grasshoppers, butterflies

7. Plants in the Arctic Tundra
There are about 1,700 kinds of plants in the Arctic.
low shrubs, sedges, reindeer mosses, liverworts, and grasses
400 varieties of flowers
crustose and foliose lichen

8. Plants in the Alpine Tundra
tussock grasses, dwarf trees, small-leafed shrubs, and heaths

9. Human Impact
Pollution from mining and drilling for oil has polluted the air.
Overhunting Tundra animals such as Musk Oxen and Caribou.
Global Warming is making the Tundra heat up and the glaciers will melt, causing the plants that live there to die.
Overdevelopment of building roads and structures in the Tundra will cause people to kill the plants that are needed to keep the soil healthy.

10. Animal Adaptations
Rock Ptarmigan- It camouflages by changing its feathers and blends in with its surroundings. It is a helpful adaptation because it helps it hide from predators.
Arctic Fox- It got well-furred feet. This is a very helpful adaptation because it keeps it warm from the snow it has to walk on.
Musk Ox- It has obtained a dense undercoat. This is helpful to the Musk Ox because the cold nor the water can penetrate this coat.

11. Commercial Value There is an abundance of oil Uranium
There is mining for coal
Natural gases
Iron ore
Lead
Zinc

12. Questions
Name one animal adaptation of an animal in the Tundra and how it helps that animal.
Name a mammal that lives in the Alpine Tundra.
What is permafrost?
What is the negative effect of drilling or drilling for oil on the environment of the Tundra?
What is the effect of global warming on the Tundra?
How many different varieties of flowers are there in the Arctic Tundra?

13. Pictures!

14. Video!

15. Sources http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

16. DALTON: 1,2,3
ALLISON: 4,5,7
MIKE: 6,8,9