Site and Situation

Site

It is the actual location of settlement on the earth. It includes the physical

characteristics of the land specific to the area. It includes landforms, climate, vegetation, availability of water, soil quality, minerals and water. It leads to the development of large cities but also create challenges people.

Situation

It is the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places. It includes the factors: accessibility of the location, extent of a place's connections with other and how close an area may be to the raw material.

Difference between the Site and Situation:

1. Site is the exact location of a city while situation is the surround features which is both man made and natural.

2. Site has features that are inherent to its location while situation has features that are external to the settlement.

3. Site is the land that the settlement was build upon while situation contains the surrounding areas of the city.