"Does the /root directory have to go in the same partotion as / ?"
Yes
"How about /boot?"
/boot can be on its own partition.
/home can be on its own partition
/opt can be on its own partition
/usr can be on its own partition
/tmp can be on its own partition
"I plan to put that in a logical volume along with where the programs get installed. Is this /usr? "
It is in Red Hat. Some distributions divide the programs bewteen /usr and /opt.
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