Loomastik • Tundrad on liigivaesed. • Paljudel loomadel on tihe karvkate või sulestik ning paks nahaalune rasvkude. Suvel pesitsevad tundras paljud linnud (haned, pardid, luiged jt). • Loomadest elavad näiteks põhjapõder, muskusveis, lumekakk, lemming, polaarrebane, valgejänes. Näiteks Põhjapõder Polaarrebane Inimtegevus • Põhja-Ameerika põhjaosas elavad inuitid. • Inuitid ehk lääneeskimod on rühm rahvaid ja hõime. • Inuit (mitmus sõnast inuk) tähendab grööni keeles 'inimesed‘. • Inuitid kõnelevad inuiti keeli. • Inuitid on elanud Põhja-Ameerika rannikul, püüdes mereimetajaid ning küttides maismaal. Inuitid Kasutatud kirjandus • http://www.cybernature.ee/herb/kanarbik.jpg • http://bio.edu.ee/taimed/oistaim/images/tuvillp.jpg • http://www.winterplace.ee/userfiles/image/picture/pohjapodrad.jpg • http://miksike.ee/docs/referaadid2006/polaarrebane_marisulg.jpg • https://et.wikipedia
The Inuit themselves participated actively in these developments as guides, traders and models of survival. Despite adjustments made by the Inuit over the past 3 centuries and the loss of some traditional features, Inuit culture persists - often with a greater reflective awareness. Inuit maintain a cultural identity through language, family and cultural laws, attitudes and behaviour, and through their acclaimed INUIT ART. 1. Inuk Hunter Some Inuit still follow a nomadic way of life, while others are involved in the administration and development of northern Canada (Corel Professional Photos). 2. Inuit Man Photograph by Robert Flaherty, 1911, who found in him "a humanity so golden that he carried it with him ever afterward as a touchstone of judgement" (courtesy British Library). 3. Inuit Whale Hunt Group preparing for the hunt (courtesy Lewis Parker). 4