How do people determine location and boundaries

A mixed number such as 7 1/4 can be converted to a decimal.  It is implied that 7 1/4 is really 7 + 1/4 and that 7 = 7/1 therefore we are first adding the fraction 7/1 + 1/4.  Since 4 is the denominator original fraction part we will use it as our common denominator.  7/1 * 4/4 = 28/4.  Then, 28/4 + 1/4 = 29/4.  29/4 is 29 ÷ 4 = 7.25.

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 or social attributes of place identity and sense of place than on geometry.[1] The distinction between space and place is considered a central concern of geography, and has been addressed by scholars such as Yi-Fu Tuan[2] and John Agnew.[3]