Identifying Absolute and Relative Location

Learn about absolute and relative location in this sixth-grade worksheet! Students will read a brief introduction to absolute and relative location. Then, they will read eight statements and identify which type of location is used. Finally, they'll describe where they live using both absolute and relative location. 

Use this worksheet to teach and reinforce the geographical concepts of absolute and relative location. Students will develop a stronger understanding of place and the ways location is described in geography and in everyday life. This worksheet can help prepare students to learn about further geographical concepts, such as latitude and longitude. 

Discover more geography skills in Latitude and Longitude: Plotting Places #1 and Latitude and Longitude: Find and Label.