2. CLIMATE
In the Winter the In the Summer time the
weather averages -30F. snow does melt in most
But temperatures have places but temperatures
reached up to -95F. still average around 40F.
3. LANDSCAPE
In the Winter the Tundra is
In the Summer time the snow covered but it’s not
landscape of the Tundra is actually the deep
huge plans of wet grass or
flowers
The Tundra get big snow
drifts in the Winter time
In the Summer some landscapes
of the tundra are very
mountainous with snow still
staying on the tall mountains
4. PERMAFROST
Cryptic soil or permafrost soil is soil at
or below the freezing point of water
0°C or 32°F. The soil has to be be
frozen for two or more years. Ice is not
always present, but it frequently occurs
and it may be in amounts exceeding the
saturation level for that soil. Most
permafrost is located in high latitudes.
During the summer time in these places
5. ANIMALS IN THE TUNDRA:
• Polar Bear
• Caribou
• Arctic Fox
• Arctic Hare
• Snow Owl
• Rock Ptarmigan
6. Polar Bear
• The polar bear is a bear native
largely within the Arctic Circle
and the Arctic Ocean
• It is the world's largest land
carnivore
• An adult male weighs around
770–1,500 pounds, but an
adult female is about half that
size.
7. Caribou
• The Caribou is also known as
the Reindeer in North
America
• Caribou vary a lot in color
and size and both sexes grow
antlers, although they are
larger in the males.
8. ARCTIC FOX
• Also known as the White
fox, Snow fox and the Polar
fox
• This
little fox is very
common through out the
Tundra
9. ARCTIC HARE
• Alsoknow as the Arctic
Rabbit
• Commonly found in the
mountainous parts of the
Tundra
• Itsurvives with a thick coat
of hair and by digging holes
in the snow to sleep in
10. SNOW OWL
• Also
known as the Arctic
Owl and the Great White
Owl
• The Snow Owl has yellow
eyes and a thick white coat
of feathers
11. ROCK PTARMIGAN
• InNorth America it is
known as the Snow Chicken
• It
is the official game bird of
Canada
13. There are no officially
defined borders
demarcating the
various regions of
Alaska
Alaska’s
landscape
can be very
mountainous
but can also
have huge
plans
