Igloo's

 **"Igloo is the another word for shelter. Igloos are shaped like a dome with a tunnel entrance to trap cold air. Igloos are often made of hard blocks of snow. Igloos never really lasted long." Igloos are not just for Eskimos to live in. Anyone can make an igloo as long as you know how so here is how to make an igloo. How to make an igloo- ** **Step 1 **  **Find an area with a lot of dry, hard-packed snow. Use the snow saw or knife to cut large blocks -- the harder the snow is, the more solid the snow blocks will be. Your snow blocks should be about 3 feet long, 15 inches high and 8 inches deep. **

** Step 2 Smooth the edges of the blocks. Place them in a circle, working your way up. Blocks should decrease in size as you work upwards. Using your shovel or saw, cut a hole under the wall to create the igloo's entrance. **

Overlap the blocks and shape them to lean inward, creating the dome. The blocks should support each other in order to prevent the dome from collapsing. If necessary, use a stick or other support in the interior to support the blocks at the top until the dome is finished. **
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** Step 4 Once all the blocks except the last one have been placed, find a block that is slightly too large for the last opening on top. Place it on top of the igloo and wiggle it into place, shaping as needed. It should be shaped to fit exactly in the opening. **

Shovel loose snow onto the igloo. Pack it into all of the crevices. Smooth the inside of the igloo by hand and shovel out any extra snow. **
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Finish the entrance by digging a hole in the shape of the desired entrance (some igloo aficionados prefer L-shaped entrances because they keep the wind out better). Then cover the hole with snow blocks. **
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You must cut ventilation holes in the walls and roof to prevent suffocation. Air holes also prevent body heat from causing dangerous levels of carbon dioxide. **
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** If you want to make your igloo more sophisticated you could add the things! A small stove- Excessive use of a stove can build up carbon monoxide to dangerous levels, but your air holes should guard against that. Extra head room- Igloo builders recommend digging the floor down a little to allow more space. a sleeping platform- Since air rises, you'll enjoy a little extra heat this way. ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Igloo's The igloo is another word for snow house. Igloo's are better known to many such as Eskimos. Eskimos invented the igloo hundreds of years ago. The igloo means, for hunters, to survive bad winters in a vast area spanning more than 3,500 miles, including eastern Siberia, Greenland, Alaska and parts of Canada.Igloos are made of snow, sod, earth and stone. The blocks are 60 to 90 cm long and 30 to 60 cm wide. The blocks are in a rectangular shape. They are blocks that are made from "deep, hard snow drifts." Some times igloos are "relatively fun." There are many people that live in igloos and many people that make igloos. **

**<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: #ff00d9; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Snow is a relatively easy material to work with for igloo making. It is packed tightly by the freezing winds common to the areas inhabited by Inuit. Snow is easy to cut and surprisingly sturdy, and snow blocks are also pretty lightweight. Still, snow is pretty cold, so many people are hesitant of the igloo's ability to keep its occupants from freezing to death. But they also can keep warm by a stone lamp called a kulliq, this lamp sometimes causes the inside to melt. The truth is, inhabitants might not be able to lounge around in their underwear, but they can exist comfortably inside an igloo, and a subzero sleeping bag can take the edge off.

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #ff00d9; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Defenition of Igloo An Eskimo house usually made of wood, sod, or stone when permanent or of blocks of snow or ice in the form of a dome when built for temparary use. Sources Used **

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