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__**Tundra**__

This is our video.

Riley- Blue Class Adrian- Yellow Class Kayla- Red Class Tristan- Green Class

__Facts:__ ** **

-locations ** *The tundra can be found in the Northern hemisphere -Siberia -Canada -Iceland
 * The countries the tundra covers include:

*The Tundra gets little to no precipitation of any kind Animals:
 * -climate**
 * The tundra receives less than 9 cm. of rain per year
 * The average temperature during the winter is -12 degrees celsius
 * In the tundra winters last 9 months and summers last 3 months
 * -Plants and Animals**
 * Arctic Wolves
 * Rabbits and Hares
 * Foxes
 * Musk oxen
 * Snow Owls
 * Caribou also called Reindeer
 * Shorebirds
 * Songbirds
 * Mice
 * Voles
 * Lemmings
 * Geese
 * Ducks
 * Cod
 * Flatfish
 * Salmon
 * Trout

Plants:
 * Shrubs
 * Lichens
 * Small Trees
 * Moss

​ **-Threats** In the tundra human population has never been an issue, because of its harsh climate. The main threats to the Tundra are Air Vehicle pollution and drilling for Oil. Hunters killing musk oxen is also an issue. There are only 20,000 musk oxen left in the world.

**-Solutions** The only real solution is to stop drilling for oil in the tundra and to fly Air Vehicles less in those areas.

// Works Cited //

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 * // Lisowski, Marylin, and Linda C. Jones. Science Explorer: Environmental Science . Needham, MA: Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2005. Print. //
 * // "Mountain Tundra." Ecosystema.ru . Web. 26 Feb. 2010. //
 * // "The Tundra Biome." Marietta.edu . 1998. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. //
 * // WorldBiomes.com - Explore Five of the World's Main Biomes //// . Web. 24 Feb. 2010. . //
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