Igloos

Igloos are not all that warm inside, as you would expect from a structure made of ice, however they do retain some of the body heat of the people who are inside.

Igloos are constructed of blocks of snow, not ice. Blocks of snow contain a great deal of air. The trapped air serves to limit the movement of heat, and the blocks block the wind. While the snow blocks might be 10 to 20 degrees F, if the outside air is -50, inside the igloo will be MUCH warmer than outside.

Because there isn't exactly a profusion of lumber stores around where igloos are built, and they are only meant to be of a temporary nature anyway. Also when they eventually melt, there is no waste material to be disposed of.

Igloos can be found in the Arctic, where people build them to keep them warm. Supposedly Santa has a giant igloo that is warmed inside, and the elves have put dirt all over the ground, and have planted seeds to grow vegetables.

The igloo is used for hunting, fishing and traveling much as a tent is used when camping. People do not live in them.

Actually, igloos are ice structures and ice is an insulator. So, any heat(body heat or a small fire) from inside the igloo will be reflected back from the inner ice wall because ice is an insulator. The heat (Especially from a fire) does melt the inner wall of ice a little but the temperature outside the igloo is so cold that it refreezes the ice back.

So, this insulation property of ice help the eskimos keep warm.

You can check out the link for a more detailed explanation along with illustrations.

The Indians who came across the land bridge to America and settled in the places around Alaska, who are also known as Eskimos were cold but smart so they made igloos out of ice and snow.

1. compress snow so it is very hard

2. saw it into bricks, and also 2 flat slabs and a round block (to seal the top)

3. wedge the 2 flat slabs in an upside down v shape (the entrance)

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4. lay a ring of ice bricks in a circle

5. lay more bricks on top, building it up in a spiral formation

6. put a round block of ice in the hole at the top of the igloo (try testing it and adjusting the size)

Hardly any Alaskan natives live in igloos. Most have regular houses.

Igloos were useful because they could be readily made from items at hand (ice and snow) and lasted one or several seasons.

Native Eskimos using ice and snow for housing is no more remarkable than the southwest Indians using clay or the northwest Indians using wood.

There use to be but only very rarely now. The Inuit have more high-tech ways of living now-a-days.

The Inuit would build their igloos from ice chunks from their houses. They would have utensils to build things.

An igloo is made of snow and ice. If you've seen people in the olden days (people in Antarctica mostly), they cut out ice from the floor and make an igloo. The snow acts like glue.

Igloss are made out of ice because when you live in alaska or antartica since ice is what is mainly there they use thier imagination to build it because u can also realize that in a igloo u also have to stay warm

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.

An igloo is speical because, if you do not live under a roof in the winter if you build one you will stay really worm. All you need is ; a blanket , a pillow (or another blanket to fold as a pillow) , alot of food and drinks , matches and sticks for a fire to keep warmer , and what ever you like as a belonging to feel comfortable. Any questions you can reach me at : taytay62098@aol.com Thankyou for asking at ask.com !!

Well considering hoe big YOU are...... I think it is about the size of a playhouse for kids or a car.

The igloo does not represent Canada, it shows one type of dwelling

Igloos were traditionally constructed from blocks of snow laid in a spiral, with a cap block sealing the top. It was usually made by hunters, who could spent several weeks hunting out on the ice floes.

An igloo is typically dome-shaped, resembling a rounded, hollow structure made of blocks of compressed snow. This design allows for efficient insulation and stability, as the curved shape distributes weight evenly and helps retain heat inside. The entrance is often lower than the main dome, creating a natural cold trap that keeps the interior warmer.

Inuit/Eskimo

Yes, for those who grew up doing it.