Tundra vs Desert. The tundra and the desert are two biomes with a decreased amount of rainfall. Due to the decreased precipitation rate, the species diversity in these biomes is less as compared to other biomes like the savannah, grasslands, and chaparral.However, the number of individuals per species is often large.he tundra and the desert are two biomes with a decreased amount of rainfall. Due to the decreased precipitation rate, the species diversity in these biomes is less as compared to other biomes like the savannah, grasslands, and chaparral. However, the number of individuals per species is often large.
âWe all agree these burials are Scandinavian in origin,â says Marge Konsa, an archaeologist at the University of Tartu. âThis is our first taste of the Viking era.â. Between them, the two boats contain the remains of dozens of men. Seven lay haphazardly in the smaller of the two boats, which was found first. Nearby, in the larger vessel, 33 men were buried in a neat pile, stacked like wood, together with their weapons and animals.
Introduction. Leif Eriksson was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first European settlement on what is now called Greenland. Around A.D. 1000, Eriksson sailed to Norway, where King Olaf I converted him to Christianity.hen Erik the Red died, Leif Eriksson took over as chief of the Greenland settlement. His son Thorgils was sent by his mother (whom Leif never married) to live in Greenland, but was apparently unpopular. Another (presumably legitimate) son, Thorkel Leifsson, became chief by 1025, after his fatherâs death.