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absolute space  

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  • Geographical space may be viewed from a variety of conceptual vantage points, all of which reflect and sustain various ideologies and interests in society at large. The division between absolute and relative space is one of the most long-standing and important of these contending theoretical frameworks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Absolute Space]

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