Question

How does the section "Snow Helps Heat Homes" best contribute to the development of ideas in the Newsela article "50 Below is Quite Cold, Even for Alaska"? It explains how severely the cold weather is affecting Alaskans. It makes recommendations for what to cook during cold weather. It explains how people in Alaska maintain heat during cold weather. It describes how life in Alaska is different from other places.

Answer 1

Answer:  It explains how people in Alaska maintain heat during cold weather.

Explanation:

As Cynthia Erickson explains, and despite how strange it might sound, the snow keeps the heat inside the house. That´s why most people who live in snowy places, such as those in the village of Tanana, Alaska, do something called banking, which means mounting snow around houses to keep them insulated, significantly increasing the retention of heat.