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Site	The actual location of a settlement. For example; Toulouse is at Latitude 43,38 ° N, Longitude 1,22 ° E, approximately 580 km south from Paris.
Situation	The location of a settlement in relation to places (human and physical) surrounding it. For example; Toulouse is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Wet-Point Site	Dry-Point Site	Building Materials	Defence	Fuel Supply
Food Supplies	Nodal Point	Bridging Point	Shelter	Aspect

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Shrewsbury, UK.	Bagnères-de-Luchon, France	Toulouse, France.

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Market Town	Mining Town	Industrial / Manufacturing	Ports	Route Centre
Commercial	Cultural/Religious	Administrive	Residential	Tourist Resort

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