noun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region with permanently frozen subsoil
Examples
- The caribou migrate across the tundra each spring.
- Permafrost lies beneath the tundra’s surface.
- Few plants can survive in the harsh tundra climate.
- The Alaskan tundra stretches for hundreds of miles.
- Moss and lichens are common tundra vegetation.
- Scientists study climate change effects on the tundra.