Ss Theme of Geography

Location

Relative Location: Even absolute location is a form of relative location! Coordinates simply give a place's position relative to the Equator (latitude) and prime meridian (longitude) Ex-United States Capitol. The United States Capitol is located at First St SE in Washington, DC 20004. The absolute location of the U.S. Capitol in latitude/longitude is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W. An example of the relative location of the U.S. Capitol is that it is located about 38 miles southwest of Baltimore. Absolute Location: Absolute location describes the location of a place based on a fixed point on earth. The most common way is to identify the location using coordinates such as latitude and longitude. Lines of longitude and latitude crisscross the earth. Ex-