Features of Housing in Southeast Asia

These are some of the special features that are commonly seen in traditional houses across Southeast Asia.

• Steep Roofs

• Flat Roofs

• Ground Floors

• Raised Floors

The largest tropical rainforest in the world is the ______ rainforest.

• Amazon

• Sundaland

• Congo Basin

• New Guinea

What is the main reason for building houses on stilts near the Mekong River?

• To enable occupants to store tools and equipment below the houses

• To keep the houses above the water

• To prevent wild animals from entering the houses

• To deter pirate attacks

Select the reason/s for building houses forty feet above the ground in tropical rainforests such as the Melanau Tall Houses in Borneo.

• to allow the occupants of the house to store tools and equipment

• to keep the houses above water

• as a defence mechanism to deter pirate attacks

• to allow air circulation below the houses

(a)   roofs are built in traditional houses instead of flat roofs to allow rainwater to drain off quickly.

How are traditional houses designed to be kept cool in the hot tropical climate?

• by building steep roofs to encourage ventilation by allowing hot air to be dispersed more quickly

• by building houses on stilts to allow wind to circulate below the houses

• by building brick houses with chimneys

• by building igloos using ice blocks to keep the weather warmer on the inside

The Melanau Tall houses in Tropical rainforests are raised on poles made out of ________, _________ or __________.

• Cotton, grass, bamboo

• Timber, Bricks, Meranti

• Timber, Meranti, Jelutong

• Plastic, Meranti, Timber