why do people live in igloos in Arctic Tundra region why would a house made of Canvas not be suitable for them
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An igloo is a shelter built from ice blocks and snow.
Explanation:
- Igloos are constructed as homes for the people living in the Arctic Tundra region. Inuit hunters are highly skilled in making houses of ice blocks and hunting seals.
- A large igloo serves as a house for one or more families in the cold winter months. A canvas tent houses shelter is not suitable for making houses in cold weather because they do not trap heat and they easily get wet.
- The ice blocks keep out the chilling wind along with trapping heat inside that work as a good insulator.
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It protects the people from the heavy snow and icebergs.
Explanation:
- The Arctic Tundra is a region that is situated far north on the Arctic Ocean.
- It incorporates the 'northern lands'of Siberia in Asia, Scandinavia and Lapland in Europe, and some parts of Canada and Alaska in America.
- People in the Arctic tundra region live in Igloos because there are not many resources available to construct a house and iceberg is easily available in that region.
- Due to how the igloo is made, the temperature inside the igloo remains warm and constant which is favorable for the people living inside it.
- The ice blocks put out the cool wind and trap the heat inside the igloo.
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