CLIMATE
Summer is cold, and winter is colder. In the Southern Arctic, the cold climate and continental extremes make human life hard to adapt to. The climate determines most of their crops, which are short lives, due to only have 2 weeks of good climate to be harvested.
LAnd forms
The Arctic has lot's of mountains, snow dunes, and very rough terrain. It make's it hard to travel and build shelter.
vegetation
Because of the Arctic's cold, harsh climate, vegetation has a hard time striving. The land is cold, dry and not fertilized, and very frankly covered in snow.
The residents of The Southern Arctic cannot grow fresh crops, and that is why they depend on fishing and hunting.
The residents of The Southern Arctic cannot grow fresh crops, and that is why they depend on fishing and hunting.
Wildlife
Low biological productivity, a short growing season, and extremely cold, long winters impose severe demands on wildlife in the Southern Arctic.
As a result, the number of resident bird and mammal species drops sharply as one moves beyond the trees onto the tundra.
Food chains are relatively short and changes in the abundance of one species may profoundly affect another species. For instance, a cold, late spring drastically reduces the nesting success of Canada Geese. This causes trouble for Arctic Fox, which depends heavily on egg predation at this time of year.
The human residents of the Southern Arctic depend on the animals for food and a lot of their supplies.
As a result, the number of resident bird and mammal species drops sharply as one moves beyond the trees onto the tundra.
Food chains are relatively short and changes in the abundance of one species may profoundly affect another species. For instance, a cold, late spring drastically reduces the nesting success of Canada Geese. This causes trouble for Arctic Fox, which depends heavily on egg predation at this time of year.
The human residents of the Southern Arctic depend on the animals for food and a lot of their supplies.