Category: Tundra

Cultural Relativism in Connection to Everyday Values American author Mark Twain once stated, Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other. While they may not appear to be so at first, morals are very questionable grounds, with different viewpoints. Two view of this are cultural relativism and universalism.…

Discovering Tundra, Its Climate and Main Features Merriam Webster defines tundra as a large area that has continuously frozen ground and no trees, and it defines biome as a large ecological land type (Tundra; Biome). According to these definitions, tundra biome is a large ecological piece of land that does not have any trees and…

The Impact of Climate Change on Tundra and Other Cold Biomes In recent years climate change has become a bigger topic of discussion than it has ever been in the past. Anthropogenic activities are the main source of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Consequently, as CO2 levels continue to rise surface temperature will increase…

Biggest Threats To The Tundra Biome The tundra biome is mostly cold, its climate is 10-20 degrees all year round except for during the short summer when the wildflowers bloom and the sun shines 24 hours a day. The treeless region is found on tops of mountains and in the arctic where there are low…