Geographic concepts emphasized throughout the course are location, space, place, 

scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization . These concepts are basic to students’ 

understanding of spatial interaction and spatial behavior, the dynamics of human 

population growth and movement, patterns of culture, economic activities, political 

organization of space, social issues, and human settlement patterns, particularly 

urbanization . Students learn how to use and interpret maps . They also learn to apply 

mathematical formulas, interpret models, and analyze quantitative and qualitative 

geographic data .