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Caravan : It is a house on wheels. It is a mobile

            house.  It  can  be  easily  taken  from  one  place  to
            another. Gypsies or nomads and people who work in

            a circus usually live in these houses.






                                                 Houseboat : Wooden houses                            Caravan
                                             made on boats are called houseboats                 . It is a floating

                                             house  found  in  the  lake  of  Kashmir  and  Kerala.
                                             They  are  called  Shikaras           .  Chinese  houseboat  is

                                             called a Sampan       .
                     Houseboat


            Special Houses

                Igloo  :  An  igloo  is  a  house  built  from  thick  ice
            blocks.  It  is  found  in  very  cold  places.  Usually,

            Eskimos make igloos to live in.



                                                 Stilt House : It is made on                         Igloo
                                             long pieces of wood or metal. It is found in places,

                                             where it rains very heavily and floods are common.

                                             Water  cannot  enter  or  wash  away  these  houses  as
                                             they are high above the ground.

                      Stilt House
                Slopping  Roof  House  :  In  hilly  areas  with  heavy

            rainfall,  houses  are  made  with  sloping  roofs.  So  that
            snow and water can slide down easily.


            A Good House                                                                      Slopping Roof House

                A good house should be clean and airy. It should get plenty of sunlight
            and have plants around it.


            Clothes

                We wear different kinds of clothes. Clothes cover our body. They protect
            us  from  heat,  cold,  rain  dust  and  insects.  We  wear  different  clothes  at

            different times of the day.

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