Saturday, February 20, 2010

xin hui(differences between forest and tundra)

~location~
Tundra: located near the earth's poles.

Forests: located near the equator

~amount of sunlight~
Tundra: receives little sunlight
 Forests: receives direct sunlight 
~climate~

Tundra: temperatures of about 7° C
Forests: temperature is on average 20-25° C

~rainfall~
Tundra: 30 inches per year
Forests: 30-60 inches per year

~animals~
tundra : polar bear, caribou, arctic fox, arctic hare, snowy owl, musk ox and rock ptarmigan
Forests: newt, muskrat, nightingale, dhole, opossum

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