Site and Situation

Today in class, Mr. Schick was on a field trip, so we read up on site and situation. Site is the physical character of a place.  Important sites include things like climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude and elevation. Combining physical features give an area its character. Humans, however can change or transform an area's features with machines and other devices. Manhattan is twice as big today as it was in 1626. Situation is a location of a place relative to other places. It’s important because it helps us find unfamiliar places by using familiar ones as landmarks. Many locations are important because they are accessible to other places.