Everyone needs a place to live in. People of different places live different types of houses. The type of the house depends on three factors : 1.Climate.

• Everyone needs a place to live in .• People of different places live

different types of houses.• The type of the house depends on

three factors :1.Climate of the place2.Materials available3.How much money one can spend

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSESHouse built on stilts

Igloos

Houses with sloping roofs

House boats

Multistoried building

Bungalows

Flats

Hut

Tent

• Structure of the houses are based on the climatic condition in which theses are built.

• In Assam it rains heavily and often flood, hence their houses are made 10-12 feet above the ground Example: slit house.

• Manali is a hilly area where it rains heavily and snows as well ,hence their houses are made of stone or wood with sloping roof.

• Big cities like Delhi people are living in flats and multistoried buildings due to huge population.

• There are large number of people living in big cities as the space is very less, many people do not have houses at all so they have to live in small huts.

• Rajasthan is a desert where rain fall is very scarce so it is very hot. There people live in mud houses.

• A house boat is a house used for a short period of time just for entertainment.

• Tent is a temporary house made for a picnic , camp etc.

• Materials used for building houses:1. Bricks2. Cement3. Wood 4. Mud 5. Stone 6. Bamboo 7. Grass 8. Canvass9. Glass 10. Iron

11. Tiles

• Look at the picture and name it.

house boat , hut , tent , flat , igloo

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