a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

biome with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens; also called boreal forest

permanently frozen ground

sparse, dry, treeless grassland

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

biome with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens; also called boreal forest

permanently frozen ground

sparse, dry, treeless grassland

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

biome with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens; also called boreal forest

permanently frozen ground

sparse, dry, treeless grassland

trees that bear cones

Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season

shrubs in the tundra

vining plants

having to do with the country and herding animals

Large circle-shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place.

society in which the people share a common ethnic and cultural background

Russian prison camp for political prisoners where prisoners are forced into labor.