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Tundra - Northern Russia - Coggle Diagram
Tundra - Northern Russia
People
Around 175,000 people now live year-round in Norilsk.
Russians are famed for swimming in any weather, even in Norilsk, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Location
Northern Russia is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources. Its total area is about 5,500,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 sq mi).
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Animals
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Polar bears
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White fur helps them hide in plain sight, camouflage (structural)
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Climate
Russia contains three main climates, forming a sandwich of climates. The southwest of Asian Russia, and all the way to Europe, has a humid continental climate. The Far North is arctic tundra, and everything in between is subarctic.
Plants
Caribou moss
It is usually pale green to pale grey in colour, and is reminiscent of an underwater sponge. (Structural)
Diamond-leaf willow
The tree’s branches are soft, thin, and flexible. (structural)
This plant, like many plants in the tundra grows close to the ground, so that it can use the soil’s heat to keep warm. (behavioural)
Bearberry
Compromising of thick, weather-beaten leaves covered in fine, silky hair is another adaptation to the freezing temperatures. (structural)
