Friday, April 11, 2014

What is the biome known as the tundra like?

Biome refers to the collection of distinctive types of
plants and animals found in a large geographical area. The entire world is divided in
many different biomes. The boundaries of these biomes is determined largely by their
climate.


Tundra is the coldest of the eight major biomes.
It has a very cold climate and dry climate. Because of the dry climate the subsoil is
permanently frozen, and no trees grow on it. It is covered with snow for more than half
of the year.


Tundras cover areas near the Arctic Ocean, in
Greenland and the northern parts of Alaska, Canada, Europe, and Russia.  Most Tundras
are lowlands, but some have mountains.  These are mostly uninhabited. A very small
number of people live in areas where they can fish and hunt for
food.


Thought no plants can be seen in tundra during the
long winters the region comes to life in springs with plants that grow fast and cover
the ground with bright flowers. animals like caribou, reindeer, and musk oxen graze on
these plants, and wolves prey on the grazing animals. Other animals found in tundra
include Arctic foxes and hares, grizzly bears, lemmings, polar bears, and ptarmigans.
Birds such as geese and terns fly north to nest. Marine animals like seals and walrus
live along the coast of arctic ocean. Some kind of fishes and Arctic char live in lakes
and rivers.

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