Answer» - Wood is mainly used for construction of residences in the cold regions of Asia.
- People of nomadic tribes in Central Asia who rear animals use tents.
- People having permanent residences stay in huts, buildings of clay or bricks and stones or in multistoried buildings depending on their economic condition.
- In hot regions, receiving scanty rainfall, there are terraces on buildings or clay tiles on roof tops. The regions with heavy rainfall buildings with slanting roof tops are seen. In regions with snowfall, the roof tops are made with extreme slopes so that, snow can quickly slide down without getting deposited on the roof tops.
- In countries like Japan that has frequent earthquakes, houses are constructed from hardboard, plywood, bamboo and cardboard.
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