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Relative location is how you get a place from where you are or from another place you know. It is most useful for giving directions to people. "You want to get to the hospital? From here you go three blocks east then five blocks south across the bridge." "You know how to get to Jones's cabin? From there you follow the road a mile till it forks and take the south fork until you see the big elm tree then turn left."

Absolute location is GPS co-ordinates, map co-ordinates, latitude and longitude and such things which give a set of numbers describing where the place is but not how to get there.

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What would Happen if people used relative location to define it?

People would have to use a map.


What is relative location and how is it used?

People use relative location more because if your going somewhere you need to know what other places are surrounding that place your going to, or some people might use it if they don't know the location there going to they might know a place nearby it. by:rubenperez3636@yahoo.com


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"Eventually the star will return to its same relative location at sunrise"


When do you use relative location?

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What are the two types of location?

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Describes the location of a place or an object?

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Could you use relative location in a sentence?

The grocery store is located next to the library.


How do you use Absolute Location in a sentence?

The relative location of my house is Marietta county.


How do you describe how surveyors use both absolute and relative locations as part of their jobs?

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In spreadsheet does Microsoft Excel keep track of relative or absolute location?

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What is relative location why do people use it?

Relative location is how you get a place from where you are or from another place you know. It is most useful for giving directions to people. "You want to get to the hospital? From here you go three blocks east then five blocks south across the bridge." "You know how to get to Jones's cabin? From there you follow the road a mile till it forks and take the south fork until you see the big elm tree then turn left." Absolute location is GPS co-ordinates, map co-ordinates, latitude and longitude and such things which give a set of numbers describing where the place is but not how to get there.