GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
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Question
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the exact latitude and longitude coordinates of a place
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describing a place by explaining what it is near
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A place’s absolute location is its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude. For example, the Empire State Building is located at 40.7 degrees north (latitude), 74 degrees west (longitude). It sits at the intersection of 33rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The absolute location is based on the coordinates of the Earth and these coordinates are the longitude and latitude and gives the exact position on the earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -An absolute location describes a precise point on Earth or another defined space. A relative location describes where something else by using another, familiar feature as a reference point.