B. Answer these questions briefly.
1. What are igloos?
2. What are igloos used for by the Inuit?
3. What are the permanent houses of the Inuit made of?
4. Why do the Inuit wear sealskin shoes?
Answers
Answer:
1.type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuits.
2.An igloo is a dome-shaped dwelling made of hard snow known as pukaangajuq. Historically, it was used by Inuit families and traveling hunters during the winter season. (In warmer weather, travelling Inuit used tents known as tupiq.
3.To the Central Inuit of Northern Canada, it refers to a hybrid of a tent and igloo, or tent and sod house. Depending on the season, the lower portion was constructed of snow blocks or stone, while the upper portion used skins or canvas.
4.Footwear and clothing used throughout the circumpolar region has several common characteristics in that it is generally made from caribou and sealskin, protects individuals from the weather and terrain, and enables seamstresses to communicate to their helping spirits.