Climate
    The Tundra is a cold and dry region.  The average temperature is 37 - 54 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer which is very short.  Most of the year the temperatures are below freezing.  The average precipitation is only about 8 inches a year.  The precipitation falls in the form of snow.  It is so cold that below the soil it is permanently frozen.  Only the top centimeters are thawed out in the summer.  Winters are long, dark and very windy.

                      Description

    There are two types of Tundra, which are Arctic  and Alpine.  The Tundra is a windy and snowy region.  Small bushes and flowers can grow where it is too cold for large trees to grow. These plants grow low to the ground so they are safe from the wind.  Many of them are flexible and don't break  when blown.  Alpine plants that grow above the Timber line, die during the cold season and grow back in the short summer.  Some of the Tundra animals slow down their body processes, and hibernate through the cold winters.