HOMES FOR FAMILIES TO

LIVE TOGETHER AND SHARE

TOGETHER

HOMES

NEEDS OF HOMES

causes

•Protect us from•heat•rain•Cold•Wind

VARIATIONS IN HOMES

Reasons of variations

Requirement of the family

Place/city Climate Money Material available

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOMES

Bungalow

Sloping roofs

Flat roofs

Stilt

Boat house

High rise

Wooden homes

BUNGALOW Bungalow is a big house with living room, kitchen,

guest house, study, garage on the ground floor. PLACES:

I. Less populated areas.

II. Outskirts of a city. BENEFITS:

I. Spacious

II. Convenient

III. Privacy

IV. Sceneries

SLOPING ROOFS

Reasons To protect against :

Heavy rain Snowfall

Popular at Kashmir,Kerala ,Assam

Russia

STILT HOUSE They are also built in forest areas to be safe from wild

animals. Mostly light material is used like wood, bamboo and coconut

shafts. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against floods.

India•Assam•Andaman and Nicobar Islands

World•Japan•Myanmar•SriLanka

HIGH RISE High rise flats are multi-storey buildings usually

they have small rooms and tiny balcony. They are small because in metros the land is limited

and the population is huge. They are found in big cities like:

Cities

Delhi

Mumbai

New YorkParis

Chennai

BOAT HOUSE Boat houses are very popular in states like

Kashmir and Kerala. They are the houses on water. They can be moved from one place to another. Wood is used in there construction to keep them

light. In these states they are the attraction for tourist

as well.

WOODEN HOUSES

Wooden houses are also known as LOG CABIN.These houses are built in earthquake prone areas.Houses are built with bamboo and wood to suffer a

minimum damage to life and property.They are common in :

Andaman and Nicobar

Islands

Manipur

Japan

MAP WORK

Mark the states and the types of houses

found there: