tundras
Treeless arctic expanses
Tundras is the plural of tundra, the vast treeless plains of arctic and subarctic regions where the subsoil remains permanently frozen.
The landscape supports only low-growing vegetation—mosses, lichens, and hardy shrubs.
The word extends to any cold, barren expanse: The northern tundras stretched endlessly before them.
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- treelessHaving no woods
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
polar · subarctic · alpine · barren · lichen · moss · peat · boggy
North American arctic deer
- reindeerArctic deer species
- musk oxLarge arctic bovid
- arctic foxCold-adapted northern canine
- lemmingSmall arctic rodent
snowy owl · ptarmigan · polar bear · wolf · migratory birds · geese · breeding grounds · hibernation
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- windsweptExposed to strong winds
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
permafrost · short summer · long winter · midnight sun · polar night · blizzard · snow · ice
Russia's eastern expanse
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
Russia · Svalbard · Nunavut · Lapland · Iceland · Patagonia · circumpolar · northern
Easily broken or damaged
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
carbon sink · methane · climate change · thawing · erosion · vegetation · growing season · adaptation
Arctic indigenous people
- SamiIndigenous Arctic Scandinavians
- reindeer herdingRaising domesticated caribou commercially
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
traditional · hunting · fishing · survival · shelter · clothing · kayak · dogsled
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
taiga · polar · subarctic · alpine · barren · lichen · moss · peat · boggy · wetland
caribou
North American arctic deer
- reindeerArctic deer species
- musk oxLarge arctic bovid
- arctic foxCold-adapted northern canine
lemming · snowy owl · ptarmigan · polar bear · wolf · migratory birds · geese · breeding grounds · hibernation · migration
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
subzero · permafrost · short summer · long winter · midnight sun · polar night · blizzard · snow · ice · thaw
Siberia
Russia's eastern expanse
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Scandinavia · Russia · Svalbard · Nunavut · Lapland · Iceland · Patagonia · circumpolar · northern · latitude
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
decomposition · carbon sink · methane · climate change · thawing · erosion · vegetation · growing season · adaptation · resilience
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- SamiIndigenous Arctic Scandinavians
- reindeer herdingRaising domesticated caribou commercially
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
nomadic · traditional · hunting · fishing · survival · shelter · clothing · kayak · dogsled · igloo
- game environmentsdungeons, arenas, mazes, open worlds, labyrinths
tundrasrainforests
Wet, dense tropical woodlands
tropical rainforests · jungles · forests · woodlands · temperate forests
tundrastropics
Warm equatorial region
tropical zones · tropical regions · deserts · equatorial regions · tropical rainforests
tundrasrainforests
Wet, dense tropical woodlands
tropical rainforests · wetlands · swamps · marshes · bayous
- frozen tundraIcy treeless polar landscape
- Toyota TundraFull-size pickup truck model
- tundra animalsSpecies inhabiting frozen plains
- tundra regionsTreeless polar biome areas
- Siberian tundraTreeless frozen Russian biome
- alpine tundraTreeless high-elevation ecosystem