Difference between steppe and tundra.

The surface of the tundra can be rocky or waterlogged.

In such conditions, mosses, lichens, an insignificant amount of grasses and forbs, dwarf willows and birches can survive. They are a haven for lemmings, grouse, as well as food for brown hares, reindeer, bighorn sheep. The number of tundra "vegetarians" is regulated by wolves, foxes and snowy owls.

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  1. The steppe is located in both hemispheres of the Earth, and the tundra is only in one.
  2. Different types of climate. The steppe is in the temperate, the tundra in the subarctic.
  3. Zones have different temperature conditions and humidification coefficients.
  4. The tundra has much more water resources, enclosed in groundwater, numerous lakes and swamps.
  5. The zones differ in the species composition of plants and animals.
  6. Steppe soils are an ideal basis for use in agriculture, tundra soils are of no practical value for modern farmers.
  7. Due to its agricultural value, the steppe was actively plowed up, therefore, a limited number of untouched virgin massifs of this natural zone remained on the land. The tundra has suffered much less from human economic activity. Due to the severity of the climate and low practical value, many areas have been preserved here, where no human has ever set foot.
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