traditional habitats in the world
The habitat
indicates the place of life of the
men. That corresponds to the house, but also with space around, where the men
circulate, work, divert themselves. In many areas of the world, the men
employ the same techniques of construction from generation to generation,
and the buildings preserve the same aspect since centuries. It is what is
called the traditional habitat.
Several reasons
explain the diversity of the traditional habitats in the world. First of
all, the materials used depend on
those which exist on the spot: stone, wood, the bamboo, ground, but also skins
animal or snow in the case of the igloo.
The climate also plays a significant role. In the cold and
been windy areas, as in Europe, the traditional houses the often low and are
gathered ones near the others. In the hot zones and dry, as in Africa, the
house is protected from the sun. It comprises few windows and a small door. The
materials employed keep heat for the night and freshness for the day. In the
hot and wet zones, as in the south of Asia, the house large is opened, to let
pass the air. Sometimes, it is even deprived of walls (at the Waraos Indians in
South America). If it rains much, the building is covered with a conical roof,
on which the rain slips. If, on the contrary, the rain is rare, the house
comprises a platform roof (i.e. flat).
Lastly, of the
corporate names, religious or symbolic systems can influence the habitat. Thus, the villages
of the people of Dogon of Mali (a country of West Africa) reproduce their
vision of the world.
TO GO FURTHER
for better knowing some people of the world:
? Dogon
? Massaïs
? Touareg
? Mongols
? Aboriginals
? Sioux
? Yanomami
? Rom
? Inuit
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