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Polar and tundra at a glance

Polar and tundra at a glance

World map showing Antarctica and Greenland as polar environments and northern Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Russia as tundra zones, with the Arctic and Antarctic Circles labelled Cold environments are large ecosystems where low temperatures limit plant growth, soil formation and human activity. They are concentrated at high latitudes near the poles, especially Antarctica, Greenland and the Arctic fringe.

Cold environments Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /Cold environments