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.
In Biomes. The tundra is an unusually cold and dry climate. Precipitation  totals 6-10 inches of rain a year, which includes melted snow. This  is almost as little as the world's dries â¦ t deserts.Coupled with  strong and drying winds, the tundra is an extreme weather biome.n Biomes. The tundra is an unusually cold and dry climate. Precipitation  totals 6-10 inches of rain a year, which includes melted snow. This  is almost as little as the world's dries â¦ t deserts.