Through the word Location we can refer the action of locating or locating as well as the result of such action.
Physical space in which a person, an object or a territory is located
In other words, the location would be the place or space in which people, things or any other element are located.
Meanwhile, for locate It refers to the location held by someone or something, a restaurant, for example, within a certain city, which belongs to a country and in turn to a region. "I could not tell you my location at the moment, I lost the map and I must approach someone to check where I am.”
When it comes to location, it will always be necessary have a relationship between the place where we are and, for example, those establishments, streets or squares, if they are found, that exist around, that is, such questions will act as concrete references to be able to locate ourselves and also locate those who we want to visit this or that place.
Meanwhile, when it comes to specific locations such as someone's house, someone's office, a supermarket, a commercial business, among others, the specific location can be established from the address, the street, the avenue, in which are located the same.
Of course, it will be a condition without equanom to have certain knowledge of streets and neighborhoods to be able to reach the location, since although we have it, but we do not know which street to take to get there, it will be difficult for us to do it satisfactorily.
How the geographical location is known
In order to know the geographical location of places, territories, at the request of our planet, it is essential to establish an axis of coordinates (latitude and longitude) that will allow us to locate the area in question.
Meridians and parallels are used.
Latitude draws a series of imaginary lines that start from a point equidistant from the poles, these lines form concentric circles around the globe that get smaller when they reach the poles.
In the longitude imaginary lines are also drawn.
The references are the Equator and the Greenwich Meridian.
Maps, guides, and new technologies like GPS to locate places more easily
In addition to the traditional maps and magazines with plan guides, today, human beings have at our disposal the very latest technology to locate and reach a certain location, even without references, the famous devices GPS or Global Positioning System and that work thanks to a network of satellites in orbit over the planet and that have synchronized trajectories to cover the entire surface of our planet.
These devices can be purchased in houses that sell technology, among others, and the usual thing is to place them in the car so that they guide us to the various destinations that we want to reach and that we do not know how to do.
Today, people worry little about noticing, before leaving their house, on a map the direction they do not know and to which they should go, because they know that when they arrive at the car they turn on their GPS, place the destination address and voila, they will guide the route and will also provide us with additional information on the kilometers involved in the journey, the approximate arrival time and the number of minutes or hours it will take to arrive, among others.
It is convenient for people to repeatedly update their GPS devices, because there are usually changes in the name of streets and also in the direction of the same and by case it is essential to always have the latest information in this regard.
We must also say that smart cell phones or smartphones have built-in maps and GPS applications that help a lot in the location and how to get to places.
And on the other hand, the word location is recurrently used to designate that place where something is located. “The location that you have given the furniture is not ideal since it greatly reduces the space.”
Behavior that someone must observe in a certain context in order not to be disruptive
In colloquial language we use this term to refer to the behavior that a person must assume in certain circumstances or context, either with regard to their actions and their speech, which must be adjusted precisely to the area in which they interact, because in Failure to do so will not fit in, and could be discriminated against or be misplaced.
