This hands-on department maintains roads, bridges, buildings and more so Jackson County can continue to be a great place to live and work. County Executive Frank White, Jr. was elected Jackson County Executive on Nov. 8, 2016, after serving as interim County Executive since Jan. 11, 2016.
Tundra. In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian ÑÑÐ½Ð´ÑÐ° from the Kildin Sami word tÅ«ndar tÅ«ndÃ¢r, uplands treeless mountain. tract
1 Arctic tundra-The Arctic tundra is located far north in the northern hemisphere along the Arctic Circle. 2  There are large areas of tundra in northern North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia.3  The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi, which means treeless plain or barren land. There are large areas of tundra in northern North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia. 2  The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi, which means treeless plain or barren land. 3  The tundra is a very fragile biome that is shrinking as the permafrost melts.