Compare And Contrast The Arctic Tundra Biome

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There are two different types of tundra, they are the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra. The alpine tundra is located high in the mountains above the trees and the arctic tundra is in the article circle. In the tundra biome, there are many oil rigs and oil mines and they disrupt nature. The tundra biome is the coldest biome and covers about 20% of the earth. It is also the driest place on earth and only gets an average of ten inches of rain per year. In the summer time, it does not get dark, it is daylight 24 hours a day. Even though Antarctica is not in the Arctic Circle it is still considered to be part of the tundra biome since the temperature is so severe.
The tundra biome does not have that many trees because grow because there is a

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