What is unique about the tundra?

What Makes the Tundra Biome Unique. The Tundra biome is the coldest of all five world biomes. A Tundra is a treeless area near the Arctic where the ground is always frozen and there's very little plant life. Tundras are found just below the ice caps of the Arctic, across North America, in Europe, Siberia and Asia. read more

The tundra biome is the driest place on Earth. Rainfall averages ten inches a year. During the summer, it is daylight 24 hours a day. There are a lot of oil mines and oil rigs in the tundra biome. The building of such developments often disturbs the sensitive nature of the environment. The largest animal that lives in the tundra biome is the polar bear. read more

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are snow-covered for much of the year, until summer brings a burst of wildflowers. read more