alleryWhy are Arctic houses on permafrost raised on stilts?
AKeep frozen ground from melting
BAvoid yearly river flooding
CEscape wandering polar bears
DCatch more winter sunlight
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Keep frozen ground from melting
1. Permafrost is frozen ground that can be mostly water.
2. Heat from a house base would melt it and tilt the home.
3. Stilts keep the heat away from the frozen ground.
_Source: Wikipedia, Stilt house, Arctic_
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