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Q: What is the layer of soil in the polar tundra that is frozen all year called?
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What area is known as the frozen tundra?

russia Canada Greenland Alaska they are all frozen tundra basically were polar bears live.


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Antarctica is by encyclopedia definition a polar desert.


What can you feel in tundra?

In tundra you can feel the cold because the climate there is cold, polar and dry. Below surface the soil is always frozen!


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Do fish live in the arctic tundra?

Th Arctic tundra refers to cold, flat lands that always have a layer of frozen soil a few inches below the surface, called permafrost. Because marine animals by definition live in the ocean and not on land, there aren't marine animals in the tundra. However, many marine animals such as fish, killer whales, sea lions, and more live in the Arctic, and a few, such as sea lions, may rest on the shoreline of the tundra.


What is a perma frost?

Permafrost means a thin layer of frozen soilPerma-frost is the thick sub-surface layer of soil that remains frozen all year long. This happens mostly in the polar regions.


Why are shallow-rooted plants such as grasses and small shrubs common in polar-tundra?

Shallow-rooted plants such as grasses and small shrubs are common in the polar tundra because of the cold and permafrost. Shallow roots are necessary because the ground remains frozen much of the time.


What is the name of the soil in a polar tundra?

Permafrost because the top layer is to weak to dig on or into. So the most reasonable answer would be permafrost


What types of animals live in the rainforest called tundra?

tundra isn't really a type of rainforest. it is a frozen landscape. but anywho: polar bears,owl, foxes, wolves,caribou, lemmings, and hares. go here and read thishttp://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/tundra.htm


Which biome is found near the polar ice caps?

Polar ice ! ;)


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