Map Work in GEOGRAPHY
Location The geographic question, Where is it? refers to location. Location can identify a precise spot or tell where one place is in relation to another. There are two ways to talk about location. Absolute location describes a place's exact position on Earth. You might call absolute location a geographic address. Geographers identify the absolute location by using two kinds of imaginary lines around the Earth: latitude and longitude. With these lines, they can pinpoint any spot on Earth. Geographers also discuss relative location. This explains where a place is by describing places near it. For example how near or far away it may be or a short or long drive... • Place The question, What is it like? refers to place. Place includes physical characteristics as well as human ones, like language, religion, and politic...