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Chapter 1 The Human Need for Housing
Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Carolyn Turner Smith
Figure 1.4 A yurt is a portable hut made of several layers of felt covered with canvas. It can be taken down in about 20
minutes and folded to fit on the back of a camel or horse.
Photography Courtesy of Bosch Home Appliances
Figure 1.5 Today’s modern kitchen has developed from a simple area for stockpiling food and water to a comfortable
room for storing and preparing food and eating meals.