The document discusses settlement site and situation, defining site as the location a settlement is built on and situation as where the settlement is located in relation to surrounding features. It asks the reader to identify and explain the site and situation factors responsible for the location and growth of Bratislava, Slovakia. Specifically, it asks the reader to identify site factors that influenced Bratislava's original growth and situation factors that have contributed to its continued development into a major city.

1. Settlement Site and Situation

2. You should be able to; Define settlement site and situation Understand that the location and growth of a settlement is related to its site and situation Identify and explain the site factors responsible for the location of Bratislava Identify and explain the situation of Bratislava and link this to the reasons why Bratislava has grown into a major city

3. References and Definitions Site describes the point at which a settlement is located, it describes the land it is build on. Factors such as relief, soil, water supply and other resources were important in choosing the sites of early settlements. Situation describes where the settlement is located in relation to the surrounding features such as other settlements, mountains, rivers and communications (roads, etc.). It is the situation of a settlement that determines whether it will grow from a small village into a large town or city.

4. Site Example What site advantages do each of these settlement sites have?

5. Situation Example Why has Dorestad grown into a major port settlement?

6. Your Task Read the references; Geog.GCSE pages 170+171 (good for site examples), and Key Geography pages 150+151 (better for situation) Use the maps from class and Google Earth if needed, produce an annotated sketch map to show the site and situation of Bratislava (there is a good example of page 151 of Key Geography to help) Factors influencing its original growth. Factors influencing its continued growth now.