Tundra

 About the Tundra

Formed nearly 10,000 years ago in the upper latitudes, the Tundra is Earth's newst biome.  The Tundra is mainly frozen, rocky ground.  The permafrost, premenantly frozen ground, can be frozen from 10 inches up to 3 feet!  The temperature averages as low as -70 degrees Fahrenheit.   Small shrubs, grasses, and lichens make up much of the vegitation in the Tundra.  Deer, wolves, polar bears, rodents, hares, and some insects are the animals that live in the Tundra.  The Tundra biome only occurs in the the Northern Hemisphere in the 55-70 degree latitudes. 

 This map shows the locations of the Tundra biome in the world

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Climatogram of the Tundra biome in Greenland 

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 A climatogram shows the relationship between the temperature and the amount of precipitation in an environment.  The Tundra has an average temperature ranging from -70 degrees Fahrenheit to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  There isnt much precipitation in the Tundra due to the cold temperatures.  As much as 100 mm in some areas.