Place and Location

Which of the following best explains absolute and relative location? 

• Absolute location is the exact, specific location of a place, while relative location is where something is located in relation to (or compared to) something else.
• Relative location is the exact, specific location of a place, while absolute location is where something is located in relation to (or compared to) something else. 
• The only difference between the two is that one is measured in latitude and the other is measured in longitude.
• None of the above are true, relative and absolute location are different terms, but they mean basically the same thing.

When studying place, geographers want to determine.

• The characteristics that distinguish one place from another.
• The traits shared by every place on earth.
• How to find a place on a map using latitude and longitude.

Geographers use theme of _______ to divide the world into manageable units of study.

• Location 
• Regions
• Movement
• Hemispheres 

A region is 

• An area on the earth´s surface, that is defined by certain unifying characteristics.
• A term used to describe how people have changed the environment to suit their needs.
• A way to show patterns or trends.

Geographers describe place by

• Where something is located.
• The latitude and longitude the place has.
• Its physical and human characteristics.

What is location?

• Tells us where people and places are
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
• Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.

Latitude lines run

• East/West
• North/South

Longitude lines run _________.

• East/West
• North South

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Place