Media Core Concepts

Running head: Media Core Concepts
Topic: Media Core Concepts
Selected media article: “Crowds, congestion, no parking': should Canada limit visitors to
its majestic parks?”
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Media Core Concepts 1
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Summary of the article:..............................................................................................................2
The two different geographic concepts:.....................................................................................2
Distribution (Location):.........................................................................................................2
Place (Ecocentrism):..............................................................................................................3
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Media Core Concepts 2
Summary of the article:
It has been found that a large number of people are visiting the national parks like
Banff, Zion national park, Moraine Lake and other places (Cecco). At the same time, this has
resulted in major concerns to the conservationists and groups like Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society because the parks are now congested, crowded and there are line-ups and
no parking space available. Factors like successful campaigns of the majestic sights and
nearness to airports are adding to the increased number of visitors. The media article
"'Crowds, Congestion, No Parking': Should Canada Limit Visitors To Its Majestic Parks?" on
human geography by Leyland Cecco, published in Guardian.com highlights the challenges
faced by the country in terms of conserving the popular national parks of Canada.
Keeping this alarming situation in mind, the authorities are limiting the people to visit
certain sensitive parts of the parks. With the increase in human foot traffic, the grounds are
also getting trampled with more garbage. In order to overcome these issues, the
conservationists are aiming to come up with a quota that would restrict the number of visitors
and would help in reservation. Other strategies include availing shuttles and increasing
awareness campaigns to alert people on the major issues. However, the conservationists
claimed that high number of visitors will have a long-term impact of these parks (Cecco).
The two different geographic concepts:
Distribution (Location):
As stated by Knox et al., distribution refers to something that is spread over a larger
area or is arranged over a particular geographical location. This concept is often accompanied
by other factors like the distribution of particular species of animals, plants weather pattern
and in fact, some disease or infection. Distribution as a core concept of human geography
can be categorised into location (Francis). Location is the term used to define a place more