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Snow has particles that are kept warm more than ice this makes snow a better insulator and also snow is easier to mold.

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They don't. Inuits live in houses that are built like ours. Check out the link below for proof.

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Q: Why eskimos make their houses called igloos out of snow?
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How do polar bears make igloos?

They do not make igloos. Inuit and Eskimos make igloos, not polar bears.


What do Eskimos use to make a window in an igloo?

Inuits do not have igloos.


What did the Eskimos pay for their igloos?

Igloos were not paid for. If they needed an igloo they had to make it. Usually other members of the tribe helped to make one.


How do Canadians make their igloos?

Canadians DO NOT live in igloos. We live in houses


Do people in Finland traditionally make igloos?

maybe they do if they want to be Eskimos and want to carry on the tradition


Why Eskimos Make Igloos Out Of Snow?

They don't, Igloos can be made out of other materials. 'Iglu' is the Inuit word for a house or home built out of any material and is not restricted exclusively to snowhouses but includes traditional tents, sod houses, homes constructed of driftwood and modern buildings.


What was Inuits huses called?

They were called igloos, but they don't make them often any more. They live in houses, just like in the rest of the world.


What were the resources that Eskimos utilized?

Eskimos used the seal and caribou hides that were left over to make some clothes and make skin tents for the summer. They also used the snow and ice around them to make igloos. Eskimos used the wood around to start a fire??? I am not so sure about that.....


How does eskimos live in igloos?

They don't, Igloos can be made out of other materials. 'Iglu' is the Inuit word for a house or home built out of any material and is not restricted exclusively to snowhouses but includes traditional tents, sod houses, homes constructed of driftwood and modern buildings.


What kind of material used for built Canada houses?

obviosly houses in canada are made out of ice blocks and ice cubes because people live in igloos and to make igloos you need ice


What do eskimo homes look like what?

There are traditional houses (not igloos) made by Alaskan Eskimos. They were built half in the ground. Now Eskimos live in houses. With bathrooms and kitchens and living rooms and televisions. We live in wherever we want to live.


Why did the eskimos make houses out of snow?

Because the government only spends money on schools.