Geography GCSE
Site and Situation
What Site and Situation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Site and Situation
Site is the actual land a settlement is built on; Situation is the location of a settlement in relation to its surrounding features.
Topics that use Site and Situation
- The degree of urbanisation varies across the UK (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Site and Situation in the exam
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