Flooding,
The house is on stilts to pertect the house from flooding and water
to prevent flooding
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.
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.
Usually in places that are susceptible to flooding. The stilts keep the home clear of rising floodwater.
To protect against flooding. -Answered by a 7th grader:)
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.
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 made form bark, small trees and palm leaves. the houses are on stilts to keep them cool adn prevent flooding