Differences(Elyse)

    The differences between the arctic and the alphine tundra are the places they are located at and the animals.The arctic tundra is located within the arctic region in an icy snowy place whereas the alphine tundra is located in an area above the tree line somewhere in the tops of mountains.The animals living in the arctic tundra includes the arctic hare,iusk-ox,caribou and the reindeer and the animals living in the alphine tundra are the mountain goat,big-horned sheep,pika and the marmot.The plants growing in the alphine tundra are the mat-making and the cushion-forming plants and the plants growing in the arctic tundra are similar to the ones growing in the alphine tundra.