These days with the Google earth application you can view the grid of the Earth and it will locate the exact position you are looking for with precise co-ordinates. There is also a search tab all you do is you type the name of place You are looking for. Other than that you need a GPS Gadget nowadays you can get a cellphone with a GPS unit it tells you where you are. GPS stands for Global Positioning System.
to determine an exact location on a map you can use Longitude and Latitude.
The axes (latitude and longitude) are used to determine the location of a place or thing on the map.
location.
A relative location map is a map that assumes that the viewer's present location is the center of the map. This means that everything else is relative to their location.
Alexandria is the chief port of Egypt, centrally located on the Mediterranean, about 135 miles northwest of Cairo.
topographic map :)
latitude longitude
by the map
It meas exact where is it on the map .
So you can determine how far a location is and how long it will take to get to that location.
check the world map dude...
It meas exact where is it on the map .
Exact location of Philippines in the map?
Contour intervals
You have to locate New York City on the map and use the lines of Latitude and Longitude to determine the location. This is if the map or globe lines to determine the location.New York City coordinates: 40°43′N, 74°00′W
Absolute location is the exact place and time using the exact latitude and longitude of a place or destination.
There are two different terms most commonly used. It. is relative and exact location
The axes (latitude and longitude) are used to determine the location of a place or thing on the map.