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| Part of a varied landscape: For example, the Interior Plains |
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-it is in Northern Canada
-it is a combination of lowlands and flatlands
-has very harsh living conditions
-the arctic is a desert
-it rains very little there
-there are polar bears
-has very small shrubs and plants |
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| Why is the arctic climate severe? |
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Because it is so far from the equator. Winter lasts for 10 months. Summer is short and not very warm. Because there is so little preciptitation, the arctic is usually a desert. |
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| What life forms can grow on the mountains of the arctic? |
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| very few; lichen can grow though |
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| Name two reasons why trees can't grow on the tundra. |
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1. the climate is too cold and dry
2. only a small amount of thawing occurs during the summer |
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| Where is the Intermountain Region? |
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| It is in the US and Canada; it lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Mountains. |
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| How do small shrubs, lichens and mosses grow in the tundra? |
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| They cling around the ground soaking up the warmth. |
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| The northernmost vegetation region found in areas too cold for trees to grow. Bushes, grasses, mosses and similar plants grow. |
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