I researched where the matriculate students of 2016 from a various number of different schools went on matric vacation at the end of the year. I interviewed the matriculate students from these schools: Holy Rosary School, Saint Benedict’s College, Saint John’s College and Saint Andrew’s School. I hoped to conclude that these private schools would be going to the more luxurious destinations of matric vacation, such as Mhlanga or Plett. I also hoped to conclude that Umhlanga is the most popular destination for vacation.
I am interested in this topic because I will be going on matric vacation at the end of the year and it would be interesting to see where the students are going on matric vacation. By doing this research I will be able to see …show more content…
I will gather information about where different matric students from different schools go on matric vacation, hoping to see a pattern of distribution or if there is a popular area; which the matrics are attracted to.
I hope to conclude that Umhlanga (marked by red arrow) is the most popular destination for matric vacation that all the schools are attracted to, making it the central place of matric vacation. Making Umhlanga the central place means that all activity will therefore revolve around this central place and most people are attracted to this …show more content…
Density
Densely populated towns will have central places more nucleated. A sparsely populated area will have central places more spread out.
2. Regularity
Places that are almost uniform have the central places almost the same distance apart.
Hierarchy of Central Places
Each central place has different functions, which has its own range and threshold and therefore own sphere of influence. They are ranked based on their ability to distribute goods and services.
• Metropolises,
• Regional cities,
• Towns,
• Villages, and
• Hamlets
Lower order functions mean more good and services are used frequently therefore they are located closer to home therefore having a low threshold and range. Higher order functions are more specified goods and services and are used less frequently and are located further from home therefore having a high threshold and range. (P.Oosthuizen 2016)
Therefore settlements have lots of lower order functions and fewer high order
I am interested in this topic because I will be going on matric vacation at the end of the year and it would be interesting to see where the students are going on matric vacation. By doing this research I will be able to see …show more content…
I will gather information about where different matric students from different schools go on matric vacation, hoping to see a pattern of distribution or if there is a popular area; which the matrics are attracted to.
I hope to conclude that Umhlanga (marked by red arrow) is the most popular destination for matric vacation that all the schools are attracted to, making it the central place of matric vacation. Making Umhlanga the central place means that all activity will therefore revolve around this central place and most people are attracted to this …show more content…
Density
Densely populated towns will have central places more nucleated. A sparsely populated area will have central places more spread out.
2. Regularity
Places that are almost uniform have the central places almost the same distance apart.
Hierarchy of Central Places
Each central place has different functions, which has its own range and threshold and therefore own sphere of influence. They are ranked based on their ability to distribute goods and services.
• Metropolises,
• Regional cities,
• Towns,
• Villages, and
• Hamlets
Lower order functions mean more good and services are used frequently therefore they are located closer to home therefore having a low threshold and range. Higher order functions are more specified goods and services and are used less frequently and are located further from home therefore having a high threshold and range. (P.Oosthuizen 2016)
Therefore settlements have lots of lower order functions and fewer high order