Animal Adaptations

• Caribou - migrate to warmer places in the winter


• Musk Oxen - have thick fur and blubber


• Lynx - have big paws to stay on top of the snow


• Arctic Fox - have short ears to keep warm


• Snowshoe Hare - change their fur color to match their environment


• Polar Bear - have hollow fur to absorb heat

Plant Adaptations

• Forget-Me-Nots - grow in a bunch for wind protection


• Dwarf Fireweed - have dark flowers to absorb heat and attract birds

Tundra Facts

• In the winter, the sun never rises


• In the summer, the sun never sets


• All plants that live in the arctic tundra have shallow roots or no roots at all

Geography

Where is the Arctic Circle
What continents have a tundra?

Vocabulary

• Tundra - the cold biome above the arctic circle


• Permafrost - soil that is always frozen


• Hibernation - to sleep through winter


• Migration - to move from one place to another place


• Blubber - a thick layer of fat