What is the meaning of places in geography

Location simply describes where a place is on a map whereas meaning is more complex. ... A sense of place then, refers to those meanings which are associated with a place. Place can be applied to any scale: from a particular room in a building to a country or region which rouses shared feelings in people.

Explanation:

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.