Why are the houses with thatched roofs cooler in summer than the concrete summer?

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Solution

Thatched roof contains a large amount of trapped air.
The heat from outside does not flow inside through the roofs because air is a bad conductor of heat.
Thus the houses remain cool in summer.

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