how people live
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:45 pm• What sort of houses do people live in, in Tibet?
They are often made out a mixture of rocks, wood, cement and earth. Flat roofs are built to conserve heat, and multiple windows are constructed to let in sunlight. Tibetan homes and buildings are beautifully decorated outside.
• What are houses like in Jamaica?
They are wooden buildings easy to dismantle to allow trasnportation fron one place to another. The façade is symmetrical with a central door framed by two windows. Window overhangs and a pedimented entry porch often offer protection front he sun. These smartly painted traditional homes areset above ground on a groundsill of loosely packed rubble stone, allowing air to circulate for cooling. Their galvanized roofs are steeply gabled with jalousie windows for extra ventilation.
• Some people in Australia do build houses out of mud. Why? What do the houses look like?
They have a steep tin roof and a veranda around it. It's made of rendered brick.
• The house at the start of this unit is in a place called Redcliffe. Where is Redcliffe? What is it like?
Redcliffe is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through its central business district.
• Are there places in the world where people still live in caves?
An entire village of Maew (Miao) people in China is living in acave which is about 700 feet deep. Their building don't have roofs because they don't need them.
They are often made out a mixture of rocks, wood, cement and earth. Flat roofs are built to conserve heat, and multiple windows are constructed to let in sunlight. Tibetan homes and buildings are beautifully decorated outside.
• What are houses like in Jamaica?
They are wooden buildings easy to dismantle to allow trasnportation fron one place to another. The façade is symmetrical with a central door framed by two windows. Window overhangs and a pedimented entry porch often offer protection front he sun. These smartly painted traditional homes areset above ground on a groundsill of loosely packed rubble stone, allowing air to circulate for cooling. Their galvanized roofs are steeply gabled with jalousie windows for extra ventilation.
• Some people in Australia do build houses out of mud. Why? What do the houses look like?
They have a steep tin roof and a veranda around it. It's made of rendered brick.
• The house at the start of this unit is in a place called Redcliffe. Where is Redcliffe? What is it like?
Redcliffe is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through its central business district.
• Are there places in the world where people still live in caves?
An entire village of Maew (Miao) people in China is living in acave which is about 700 feet deep. Their building don't have roofs because they don't need them.