site and situation
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mrdgeography on December 3, 2008
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study the site and situation of cities
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 London, England | site = where a river narrows |
| Quebec, Canada | site = where a river narrows |
| Damascus, Syria | site = oasis |
| Rome, Italy | site = hilltop |
| Athens, Greece | site = hilltop |
| Jerusalem, Israel | site = hilltop |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | site = confluence |
| Khartoum, Egypt | site = confluence |
| Paris, France | site = island in a river |
| Singapore, Singapore | site = island |
| Hong Kong, China | site = island |
| Alexandria, Egypt | site = harbor |
| New York City | site = harbor |
| Istanbul, Turkey | site = harbor |
| Richmond, Virginia | site = fall line |
| Baghdad, Iraq | situation = command of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Istanbul, Turkey | situation = command of straits and land bridge to Europe |
| Mecca, Saudi Arabia | situation = focal point of religious pilgrimages |
| Varanasi (Benares), India | situation = focal point of religious pilgrimages |
| Samarkand, Uzbekistan | situation = a city on the Silk Road |
| Xi'an, China | situation = a city on the Silk Road |
| Timbuktu, Mali | situation = city on the Trans-Sahara trade route |
| Singapore, Singapore | situation = city on an important maritime trade route |
| Cape Town, South Africa | situation = city that is a supply station for ships |
| Omaha, Nebraska | situation = city that grew up along the U.S. transcontinental railroad |
| Sacramento, California | situation = city that grew up along the U.S. transcontinental railroad |
| Novosibirsk, Russia | situation = city that grew up along the Trans-Siberian railroad |
| Vladivostok, Russia | situation = city that grew up along the Trans-Siberian railroad |
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