Multiple choice

Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?

  1. absolute location

  2. latitude and longitude

  3. cardinal directions

  4. relative location
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Explanation

Relative location describes where a place is situated in relation to other landmarks or places, such as saying a town is north of a specific river. Absolute location, on the other hand, provides a precise coordinate using latitude and longitude. Therefore, describing a place relative to another is relative location.

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