Summary:
- Polar climates are found near the North and South Poles.
- They also occur on high mountains at lower latitudes.
- The summers are very cool, and the winters are frigid.
- Tundra climates have permafrost.
- Permafrost is a layer of ground below the surface that is always frozen, even in the summer.
- Only small plants, such as mosses, can grow in this climate.
- The alpine tundra climate occurs at high altitudes at any latitude.
- They are very cold because they are so far above sea level.