EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Alpine tundra is located on mountains throughout the world at high altitude where trees cannot grow. The growing season is approximately 180 days. The nighttime temperature is usually below freezing. Unlike the arctic tundra, the soil in the alpine is well drained.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Alpine Tundra is a unique biome in that it’s found all over the globe, but only on tops of the tallest mountains. While temperature and rainfall usually determine the other biomes, this one is defined mostly by elevation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tundra is the coldest of the biomes. It also receives low amounts of precipitation, making the tundra similar to a desert. Tundra is found in the regions just below the ice caps of the Arctic, extending across North America, to Europe, and Siberia in Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Large regions of alpine tundra occur in the North American Cordillera and parts of the northern Appalachian Mountains in North America, the Alps and Pyrenees of Europe, the Himalaya and Karakoram of Asia, the Andes of South America, the Eastern Rift mountains of Africa, and the South Island of New Zealand.