Location 5 Themes of Geography

Geographers begin to study place by finding where it is, or its location.

Two Types of Location: 1.Absolute Location 2. Relative Location

Absolute Location Absolute location describes a place’s exact position on earth. Some call absolute location a geographic address.

Geographers identify the absolute location by using two types of imaginary lines around the Earth: latitude and longitude.

Example 1: Coordinates Morehead City’s Absolute Location is: 34.7229° N, 76.7260° W

Example 2: Address 400 Barbour Rd. Morehead City, NC 28557

Relative Location Relative location explains where a place is by describing a place near it.

Example: Morehead City is about 40 miles from Jacksonville.