The terms
location and
place in
geography are used to identify a
point or an area on the
Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term
location generally implies a higher degree of certainty than
place, which often indicates an entity with an ambiguous boundary, relying more on human/social attributes of
place identity and
sense of place than on
geometry. The distinction between space and place is considered a central concern of
geography, and has been addressed by prominent scholars such as
Yi-Fu Tuan and
John Agnew.