Which of these phrases best explains how geographers use the word place?
a. to show how natural processes are changing the earth
b. to describe the characteristics of a location
c. to explain how areas are grouped together into regions
d. to discuss the location of a certain area

Had to look for the missing phrases and here is my answer. Based on this, the one that explains how geographers used the word "place" is to define and discuss the location of a certain area. And the answer to this would be option D. Hope this answer helps.

I believe the closest possible answer to the question on place's definition is B. to describe the characteristics of a locationThank you for your question. Please don't hesitate to ask in your queries. 

May consider a group  g=({0,1},+)g=({0,1},+)where  ++  will work as the xor operator like we work in boolean algebra. note here, that ‘00’ and ‘11’ are not the usual 0 and 1 that we work with everyday. the elements are  called  ‘00’ and ‘11’ and  may not mean  zero (nothing) and one (single). ‘00’ is the identity for the given binary operator +, meaning that any element operated with ‘00’ gets us that element itself.  for a set  ss  in  g′g′  having more elements than just  {0,1}{0,1}  the values for  a+b∈sa+b∈s, such that  a∈s,b∈sa∈s,b∈s, have to be first defined, only then can you determine the value of  1+11+1. the answer could possibly have been  22  if oanswer is25,000