Stilt houses are very common in Asia surprisingly this type of house is also built in the elevated ground.
They are built on stilts to avoid flooding and in some cases, to be out of reach of wild animals.
There are two reason why houses in the Amazon are built on stilts. The first is to keep water from flooding the huts and the second is to keep vermin out.
Stilt houses are very common in Asia surprisingly this type of house is also built in the elevated ground.
the answer to the question "why are houses built on stilts" will answer your climate question. Houses are built on stilts to put the living quarters high enough to avoid floodwaters. So the climate would have to be very wet.
To protect against flooding. -Answered by a 7th grader:)
Brazilians that live near the Amazon know that the only way they can prevent flooding is to keep their homes on stilts. The river can be unpredictable causing major flooding to occur.
Houses built on stilts (to overcome flooding) are to be found in many countries. Thailand, Brasil, India are a few of these countries.
They are built on stilts to avoid floodwaters.
Some people in the southern United States adapted to Mississippi River floods by building their houses on stilts. The Army Corps of Engineers built many levees along the river to keep flood waters back.
The houses that you would build in the Mangroves of Assam would be ones build on stilts. This is done to protect the property from flooding.
The houses on stilts over the bayou waters are called stilt houses.æ These houses are built on stilts to keep flood waters and vermin out of the home.
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