Absolute and Relative Location

I live 1.4 miles from school

• relative location

• absolute location

Whole Foods is near Burger King

• relative location

• absolute location

Pennichuck Middle School is located at 207 Manchester Street, Nashua, NH

• relative location

• absolute location

40 degrees north, 80 degrees east

• relative location

• absolute location

coordinates or an address

• relative location

• absolute location

Describes where a location is in relation to another place.

• relative location

• absolute location

My parents live five miles away from here.

• relative location

• absolute location

Amazon delivered the package to 123 Walnut Street in Hudson, NH

• relative location

• absolute location

Describes a location compared to another location

• relative location

• absolute location

Describes an exact location

• relative location

• absolute location