Locate the longitude and latitude of the following countries.

1. Denmark
2. Japan
3. Canada
4. China
5. Korea

Absolute location defines the position of a place based on a fixed point on Earth. The most traditional method is to distinguish the spot using coordinates such as latitude and longitude. Latitude indicates the north-south position of a point on Earth. On the other hand, longitude marks the position east-west of a point on Earth.

Examples

Pot-ash Ponds, Moab, Utah, USA - 38°29’0.16″N 109°40’52.80″W
Desert Breath, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt - 27°22’50.10″N, 33°37’54.62″E
The Giant Triangle, Wittmann, Arizona, USA - 33.747252, -112.633853
Island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island (Taal Volcano) - 14°00'40.7"N 120°59'51.7"E
The Badlands Guardian, Walsh, Alberta, Canada - 50° 0’38.20″N 110° 6’48.32″W

Note: Try searching them on Internet maps on the satellite view. It will be fun!

Relative Location

Relative location regards the position of a site based on its location concerning other locations.

Examples

Nigeria is located east of Benin, south of Niger, southwest of Chad, and west of Cameroon.
Turkey is located between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and East of Greece.
U.S. Capitol is that it is located about 38 miles southwest of Baltimore.
The Philippines is east of Vietnam and northeast of Malaysia.
Italy is bordered by the Adriatic Sea on the east coast, the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west or Mediterranean coast, and the Ionian Sea to the south.

Note: Try getting a map or globe or use Internet maps. You can find these locations using the directions given.

I hope it helps! Thank you! ❤️