biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless‚ frozen landscapes. There are two types of tundra‚ the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra . ARCTIC TUNDRA The arctic tundra is located in the extreme northern hemisphere around the North Pole. This area experiences low amounts of precipitation and extremely cold temperatures for most of the year. The arctic tundra typically receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year (mostly in the form of snow) with temperatures averaging
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MAPS AND HISTORY: MAPS AS SOURCE MATERIAL FOR EUROPEAN ARCTIC HISTORY IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES. by Thor B. Arlov 1 INTRODUCTION In one of A.A. Milne’s books about Winnie-the-Pooh Christopher Robin takes his good friend the bear on an expedition: 2 «We’re going to discover the North Pole.» «Oh!» said Pooh again. «What is the North Pole?» he asked. «It’s just something you discover‚» said Christopher Robin carelessly‚ not being quite sure himself. Now‚ as it turned out‚ they did
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Do the Sahara Desert and Arctic Region have a high or low bio-diversity compared to a rainforest explain your statement? The bio-diversity of the Arctic and the Sahara are minute compared with the high levels of biodiversity that the rainforest possesses‚ the Arctic and the Sahara are placed in regions where the conditions for a living organism to survive and nurture is harsh and ruthless. Suitable environmental conditions are the ideal regions in which living organisms should live in as it allows
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Michelle Alvarez Myles Hann Kelsey Weers Lance Mowery Easc 111 Fall 2014 11AM 10-16-2014 Rough Draft Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In recent discussions of drilling in the arctic national refuge‚ a controversial issue has been whether to drill or not to drill. On the one hand‚ some argue that drilling for oil can bring many benefits both economically and politically to America‚ it creates jobs and makes us less dependent on foreign oil. Also in the last two decades their
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floating on a block of ice thats melting‚ in the middle of the arctic ocean with nothing around you. How about spending time with your family‚ on a submarine exploration of downtown Miami. Do these two scenarios sound appealing to you? I hope not. These two scenarios could eventually turn into reality. PowerPlanet power plants are filling our air with pollution. This air pollution is causing a domino effect that melts ice caps‚ which kills arctic species by destroying their habitats and it also raising
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For example‚ a 30-year data set‚ created by the Arctic Research Group (ARG) has revealed that
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the prehistoric lifestyle of these people must be described. The Arctic cultures of North America cover the vast northern expanse between the chain of Aleutian Islands extending from Alaska in the Pacific Ocean to the frosty island of Greenland that resides in the Atlantic. Around 9000 BC‚ rising sea levels disrupted extensive communication between Siberia and Alaska‚ creating the region as it is today. Residents of the Arctic were hunter-gatherers‚ and gradually exploited sea and land mammals
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North America. Three different post-columbian groups thrived in these geographical regions by developing ways of survival. I will be talking about the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands‚ the Cheyenne in the Great Plains‚ and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic. First‚ the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming‚ and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn‚ Squash‚ and beans)
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Outline the relationship between climate and one or more biomes. Arctic tundra is a biome characterized by cold weather and low growing plants and shrubs and virtually no trees. They are found mainly in regions just below the Arctic ice caps‚ located at latitudes 55o to 70o North‚ across North America‚ Europe‚ Alaska‚ Canada and Siberia. They cover 20% of the earth’s surface. The summer season is short‚ where there are brief periods when the sun shines for almost 24 hours a day and temperatures
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Culture‚ Traditions‚ and History Traditional Inuit way of life was influenced by the harsh climate and stark landscapes of the Arctic tundra– from beliefs inspired by stories of the aurora to practicalities like homes made of snow. Inuit invented tools‚ gear‚ and methods to help them survive in this environment. Geography Inuit communities are found in the Arctic‚ in the Northwest Territories‚ Labrador and Quebec in Canada‚ above tree line in Alaska (where people are called the Inupiat and Yupik)
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