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Some scientists consider tundra to be a cold desert. However, most consider tundra to be a distinct biome from the desert biome.
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A biome with very cold temperatures and little rainfall is called an?
Tundra
What are the different boimes?
grassland,tundra,desert,taiga,marine
Yearly what is the temperaturein the tundra biome?
the temperaturein is cold in the tundra!
What is a cold area where only small plants grow called?
The cold area where only small plants grow is called the Tundra region. Tundra vegetation is characterized by small plants that grow close together and close to the ground. These plants are only a cm tall.
What is the weather in tundra?
cold
Why the tundra is called the cold desert and the land of the midnight sun?
the sun barely comes out and the tundra is cold
What is A cold dry treeless region sometimes called a cold desert?
Tundra, believe me Tundra, believe me Tundra, believe me
How does the Tundra compare with the Desert?
Tundra is cold and the desert is hot
Is tundra a forest?
No, the tundra is a cold desert.
Where is Canada's cold desert?
The cold desert is in the Arctic Area, near the North Pole. Technically, the area is tundra and not desert.
What are the cold desert plains in northern Canada?
Tundra
What biome is extreamly cold and dry?
I think the turndra has the most extreme cold and rarely has precipitation but it's mostly snow, there's also the desert which is cold at night and gets no snow but I would think tundra.
How are tundra and deserts and different?
A tundra is extremely cold, whilst a desert is extremely hot and dry.
What biome is cold but has no more precipation than the desert?
The tundra has about the same precipitation as a desert.
The tundra region is usually referred to as a cold desert?
yes
Are snowballs in the tundra?
no because it is solid ice that is why they call it the cold desert
Which type of desert are Siberia and Antarctica?
Siberia is not a desert. It is composed of taiga and tundra. Antarctica is a cold winter or polar desert.
