Physical Settings

Terms

• Site: refers to the local setting of a city.

• Situation: is the regional setting or location

A Defensive Site

• Location that can easily be defended

• River-meander site, is a city located with in a loop where a stream turns back upon itself, leaves only a narrow neck of land unprotected by water.

River-meander site

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect5/Hazy5.jpg

River-meander site

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect5/Hazy5.jpg

New Orleans

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=2158

River Island site

• A stream that is split into two parts, often combined a natural moat with an easy river crossing.

Notre Dame

Paris

http://www.battlegirl.net/EU/france/paris_map_day1.jpg

River Island Site

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/printable/paris-walking-tour-1.html

Offshore Island Site

• This is a city located on an island lying off the shore line or lake.

Offshore Island site

http://www.sights-and-culture.com/Italy/Italy-map.jpg

Offshore Island site

http://www.venice.world-guides.com/venice_maps.html

Peninsula site

• This site provides natural water defenses on three sides

Peninsula site

http://www.terraserver.com/samples_cities.asp

Boston

http://www.terraserver.com/samples_cities.asp

Another look at Boston

Sheltered-harbor site

• Provided protection from a sea attack.• Narrow entrance to the harbor could be

defended easily.

Sheltered-harbor site

http://klio.uoregon.edu/city/gr-images/piraeus_aerial.jpg

Acropolis site

• Fortification on the high ground.

Acropolis Site

Trade Route Site

• Many cities were built on trade route sites

Bridge Point Site

• Were major land routes can cross over rivers

Bridge-Point site

http://www.thamesriver.on.ca/Watershed_Projects/watershed_projects.htm

http://www.bargeladycruises.com/filebin/images/maps/EnglandmapLarge.jpg

Tower Bridge

Bridge-Point site

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2123426/Alfred-G-Buckham-aerial-photos.html

Confluence Site

• Where a city is located at the point where two navigable streams flow together.

Confluence site

http://nd.water.usgs.gov/lewisandclark/yellowstone.html

Oregon

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/Sect6_9.html

Willamette and Columbia Confluence

http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/25126/print/true/PREVIEW=0&ID=25126/

http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Sect6/Sect6_9.html

Portage site

• Goods are portaged (carried) from one river to another.

Portage site

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/illinois-map.php

Portage site

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/illinois-map.php

http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/chat/answers/greatlakesmap.html

Head of Navigation site

• Where navigable water routes begin

Head of Navigation

http://grossmanproject.net/images/St%20Anthony%20Falls%20east%20looking%20toward%20Winslow%20House%20ca%201865.jpg

Head of Navigation

http://secure.countywebsite.com/countycart/images/LARGE%20Saint%20Anthony%20Falls.jpg