Location is the latitude and longitude of an exact spot on the Earth. The location of the Silk Road is latitude 12.9172425. The longitude is 77.6229568.
Place, or relative location, is the area North, South, East, and West of an area. In this case, we will be looking at the relative location of the Silk Road. To the North, there is the Gobi Desert and the Caspian Sea. To the East, there is Japan and the Pacific Ocean of the Silk Road. To the South, there is India and the Himalayas. To the West of the Silk Road is Egypt and other countries, the Red Sea, Greece, and Rome.
Region is the human characteristics of a location. The Silk Road was very rough and harsh. The Himalayas and Gobi Desert got in the way of traders.
Movement is the way people traveled and things people traded. Most people used wagons or camels to get across the Silk Road. Things that were traded went from food to furniture.
Interaction was the way people worked with the surrounding environment. You can stumble upon trading inns, after crossing the Gobi Desert. Then you go through the Himalayas. What a challenge!