Does location describe the characteristics of a place

No. The location is the latitude and longitude, the characteristics are things such as geology and wildlife of an area.

swahili is an extremely rich and complex civilization, a set of ethnic groups articulated by a language and a series of cultural elements that fuse the african traditions, islam and indian culture. this growth was largely a result of the indian ocean trading network that brought in not just man-made riches, but also religious ideas, specifically islam, which had a significant impact on the local culture. furthermore, the development of the swahili language gave a common cultural unity to the people.

the works of justice saves things/people

the works of service things/people

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