tundra desert

tundra desert
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  • Tundra — In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes from Kildin Sami tūndâr uplands, tundra, treeless mountain tract . There are two types of tundra:… …   Wikipedia

  • Desert — Not to be confused with dessert. This article is about dry terrain. For the act of abandoning or withdrawing support, see desertion. For other uses, see Desert (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • desert — Synonyms and related words: Arabia Deserta, Death Valley, Lebensraum, Sahara, Saharan, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, acarpous, advantageousness, agreeableness, air space, alkali flat, alluvial plain, anhydrous, apostacize, apostatize, arid,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • tundra — Synonyms and related words: Alaska, Antarctic Zone, Antarctica, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Greenland, Iceland, Lower Slobbovia, North Pole, Novaya Zemlya, Siberia, South Pole, Tierra del Fuego, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • desert — I n 1. barrens, Sahara, dust bowl; wasteland, waste, wilderness, wild, no man s land; moor, heath, tundra, veldt, steppe, savanna, plain. adj 2. desolate, barren, bare, devoid, empty, destitute, poor, deficient; uncultivable, uncultivatable,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Alpine tundra — Hikers traversing the Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains, much of which is in the alpine zone. Alpine tundra is a natural region that does not contain trees because it is at high altitude. Alpine tundra is distinguished from arctic tundra,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of tundra ecoregions — A List of tundra ecoregions from the WWF includes:Antarctic ecozone Marielandia Antarctic tundraAntarctic PeninsulaMaudlandia Antarctic desertEast AntarcticaScotia Sea Islands tundra South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,South Orkney… …   Wikipedia

  • Steppe-tundra — is a sparse dry climate vegetation type which was widespread during Pleistocene times at mid latitudes of North America and Eurasia, but no longer exists today. The characteristics of steppe tundra are inferred indirectly from knowledge of the… …   Wikipedia

  • cold desert — cold desert, 1. a place where it is too cold for most plants to grow. 2. = tundra. (Cf. ↑tundra) …   Useful english dictionary

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