Question

Q1)Why do the houses in Rajasthan have thick walls and flat roofs? Q2)Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region ,goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs? Q3)Why houses in Assam are built on slits? Q4) Why most of the worlds deserts are located in the western margins of continents in the subtropics?

Answer 1

1. to protect against extreme environment. The flat roofs are used to collect rain water
2. As bulk of rainfall happens due to cyclones and depressions in this region
3. As there are chances of flood due to heavy rainfall. It prevent them to get flown away in flood.