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Why does the inside of an igloo stay warmer than the outside air?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Arctic people are linked with igloos?Read the answer and worked solution →Outside Inuit culture, what shape does an igloo usually take?Read the answer and worked solution →For how long were the smallest igloos usually used?Read the answer and worked solution →Who typically lived in a medium-sized igloo?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many people could a large multi-room igloo house?Read the answer and worked solution →Which snow is best for cutting igloo blocks?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is a short tunnel built at an igloo entrance?Read the answer and worked solution →What was set into an igloo wall to let daylight in?Read the answer and worked solution →What were winter igloo beds made of?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the sleeping area of an igloo a raised platform?Read the answer and worked solution →In Inuit languages, what can the word iglu mean?Read the answer and worked solution →A well-built igloo can bear whose weight on its roof?Read the answer and worked solution →What slowly happens to the height of an igloo over time?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of house stands raised above the ground on pillars?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are houses built on stilts in flood-prone areas?Read the answer and worked solution →How is the shaded space under a stilt house often used?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Indian state is the chang ghar stilt house built?Read the answer and worked solution →Chang ghar houses are found in the valley of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian backwaters region has many stilt houses?Read the answer and worked solution →Which people traditionally build the chang ghar?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are Arctic houses on permafrost raised on stilts?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the name Venezuela mean, as Vespucci chose it?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did overwater bungalows for tourists begin?Read the answer and worked solution →Which materials suit traditional Austronesian raised houses?Read the answer and worked solution →A tent is mostly made of what, supported by poles?Read the answer and worked solution →Which people first used tents as portable homes?Read the answer and worked solution →How are large tents usually anchored to the ground?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are tent vents covered with fine-mesh netting?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does a cotton tent become heavy in rain?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Why does the inside of an igloo stay warmer than the outside air?

  1. Air pockets in snow insulate
  2. Snow produces heat itself
  3. Snow reflects all cold away
  4. Snow soaks up the wind
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Correct answer: A. Air pockets in snow insulate

1. Snow holds many tiny air pockets. 2. Trapped air is a poor conductor, so snow acts as an insulator. 3. Snow does not make heat, and it does not reflect cold or soak up wind. _Source: Wikipedia, Igloo, lead section_

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Which Arctic people are linked with igloos?

  1. Bedouin
  2. Mongols
  3. Inuit
  4. Masai
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Correct answer: C. Inuit

1. Igloos belong to the cold Arctic. 2. They are associated with the Inuit. 3. Bedouin, Mongols and Masai live in warm or dry lands, not the Arctic. _Source: Wikipedia, Igloo, lead section_

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Outside Inuit culture, what shape does an igloo usually take?

  1. Cone
  2. Cube
  3. Flat slab
  4. Dome
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Correct answer: D. Dome

1. Outside Inuit culture, igloo means a snow-block shelter. 2. Such a shelter is generally a dome. 3. A cone, cube or slab would not stand up from leaning blocks. _Source: Wikipedia, Igloo, Nomenclature_

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