An absolute location is the longitude and latitude of a specific location on Earth. For example Los Angeles would be 34 degrees north latitude and 118 degrees west longitude. Another example is Paris,France, that would be 49 degrees north latitude and 2 degrees east longitude. Capetown,South Africa would be
34 degrees south latitude and 18 degrees east longitude.
relative location is when you locate something by the things around it. For example London the capital of the U.K. is located on the thames river a major water way. It is possible to do this with anything. For example Queens,New York is located between Brooklyn and Bronx.
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