At the founding, America adopted the Western concepts of civil marriage and family, in which the mother played the primary role (shared with the father) in nurturing children, with the formation of character and moral values as essential objectives.
Tundra climate, major climate type of the KÃ¶ppen 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.
tundra definition. A land area near the North Pole where the soil is permanently frozen a few feet underground. Note: There are no trees on the tundra: the vegetation is primarily lichens and mosses. Note: Tundra is widespread in Lapland and in the far northern portions of Alaska, Canada, and the Soviet Union.