The Metro Lines run: 1  Red: serves the northern part of the city. Main stations are: Union Station, Metro Center, Chinatown and Dupont Circle. 2  Blue: runs west-east through the city and then south. Main stations are: Capitol South, Smithsonian, McPhearson Square (White House), Arlington National Cemetery, National Airport.
Climate In the arctic tundra there are two seasons: winter and summer. In the summer, the sun is present almost 24 hours a day. This sun however, only warms the tundra up to a range of about 3Â°C to 12Â°C.In the winter the opposite light conditions are present.There are several weeks where the sun never rises.limate In the arctic tundra there are two seasons: winter and summer. In the summer, the sun is present almost 24 hours a day. This sun however, only warms the tundra up to a range of about 3Â°C to 12Â°C. In the winter the opposite light conditions are present. There are several weeks where the sun never rises.
In physical geography, tundra is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian ÑÑÐ½Ð´ÑÐ° from the Kildin Sami word ÑÓ¯Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ meaning uplands, treeless mountain tract. There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and Antarctic tundra. In tundra, the vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges and grasses, mosses, and lichens. Scattered trees grow in some tundra regions. The ...