The position of a place in relation to other places is generally called its "location", since it is only possible to find the location of something by using other locations as "points of reference".
Interesting document.
It was issued by the German Foreign office (January 1917) proposing that Mexico should align itself with Germany in the even America enter the war. Germany was pleading for an alliance that would keep America busy dealing with an attack from the south. Fortunately it didn't work.
The dutch in new Netherland prospered by establishing a great deal of trade connections in which they would sell goods that they cultivated in the New World for a high profit.
The correct answer is Upton Sinclair.
This American author became a national name with his book "The Jungle." This fiction novel was based on the real working experiences of individuals within the meat packing industry during the early 20th century. The disgusting habits/practices of this industry and the terrible working conditions described gained national attention, eventually leading to president Teddy Roosevelt passing the Meat Inspection Act of 1907.