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Homes around the world
Age 8 Geography
People live in many different kinds of homes, and each one is built to suit the place around it. An apartment building holds many families stacked in one tall building, a farmhouse sits in the countryside near fields and animals, and a stilt house stands on tall wooden legs so water can pass underneath without flooding the rooms. A tent can be folded up and carried somewhere new, and an igloo is built from blocks of snow where the ground is frozen. So a home is not always the same shape, but it always does the same job: it keeps you dry, warm and safe.
Examples
- When you visit a friend who lives on the fourth floor and climbs stairs or takes a lift to get home, while you might open a front door straight onto the street.
- When you sleep in a tent on a camping trip and notice that everything you need for the night packs into a bag you can carry.
Key takeaways
- Homes are built differently depending on the weather and the land around them.
- Every home, big or small, is there to keep people safe and sheltered.