The tundra is a large, barren region with no trees. In fact, the word tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia , which means “treeless plain.” Areas of tundra lie between the permanent ice of the far north and the northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia., tundra, Treeless, level or rolling ground above the taiga in polar regions (Arctic tundra) or on high mountains (alpine tundra), characterized by bare ground and rock or by such vegetation as mosses, lichens, small herbs, and low shrubs., The tundra is an area of treeless, level or rolling ground found in cold regions. It accounts for roughly 10 percent of Earth’s surface. The two major tundra zones are the Arctic tundra, found mostly north of the Arctic Circle, and the alpine tundra, located above the timberline on high mountains (see Arctic regions)., tundra climate, major climate type of the Köppen classification characterized by sub-freezing mean annual temperatures, large annual temperature ranges (but not as large as in the adjacent continental subarctic climate), and moderately low precipitation., …of the Arctic Circle (Arctic tundra) or above the timberline on high mountains (alpine tundra). Tundra is known for large stretches of bare ground and rock and for patchy mantles of low vegetation such as mosses, lichens, herbs, and small shrubs., Tundra - Arctic, Permafrost, Climate: Tundra climates vary considerably. The most severe occur in the Arctic regions, where temperatures fluctuate from 4 °C (about 40 °F) in midsummer to –32 °C (–25 °F) during the winter months..