Tundra

  The tundra is a treeless biome that is located lower parts of the Arctic Circle and Antarctica. For most of the year, it is winter where there are long dark nights and it is extremely cold and dry. The yearly precipitation is lower than 10 inches and the landscape is usually covered in snow. There is a layer permanently of frozen soil called permafrost under the ground. This and the cold temperatures that make it hard to decompose creates a thin layer of soil to grow in so there are no trees. There are many lakes because water can't seep into the ground. Most animals migrate to the tundra in the summer and migrate away in the winter, but a few animals such as the Arctic fox, the Arctic hare and lemmings stay all year long.  These animals change their coats each season accordingly.

This is a Tundra in the Winter