Sentence:  The macro-location of industry and population tends towards an ever-increasing concentration in a limited number of area; their <WSD>micro-location</WSD>, on the other hand, towards an ever-increasing diffusion or "sprawl". In this case it is convenient to describe under the heading of macro-location the analysis of the location of population and industry as between regions and groupings of industrial towns; and the term <WSD>micro-location</WSD> to describe in more detail how they are located within such areas. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (countable) A location of something within a larger area or region, such as a part of a city or a section of a river.