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Chapter 1
Human Geography
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Geography
12th Grade
09/08/2009

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Term
Absolute Location
Definition
identification of place by some precise and accepted system of coordinates, it therefore is sometimes called mathematical location
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relative location
Definition
position of a place in relation to that of other places or activities.
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Site
Definition
an absolute location concept, refers to the physical and cultural characteristics and attributes of the place itself.
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Situation
Definition
the external relations of a locale.
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Absolute direction
Definition
the cardinal points of north, south, east, and west.
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Relative direction
Definition
terms used such as up north, down south, back east.
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Absolue Distance
Definition
the spation seperation between two points on the earths surface measured by some accepted standard unit such as miles or kilometers for widely seperated locales, feet or meters for more closely spaced points.
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Relative distance
Definition
oftenly used as time to get to a place rather than actual distance, 5 minutes to mall, 10 to the library...
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