1. Tourism impact on the Dorset coast Section 1 – O.S. map work. Answer in your exercise book. Use the OS map of Weymouth, Chesil Beach & the Isle of Portland to answer these questions. What OS map evidence is there that this area is a major tourist destination? Use the map to help you identify (located & named) natural attractions for visitors to this area?

2. Research task Section 2. Using the OS map and the links below, suggest what impact – economic & environmental – visitors to the Isle of Portland might have. Make reference to place names numbers, dates etc and other appropriate details in your answer. http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/home.asp?sv=13 http://www.visitweymouth.co.uk/index.php?resource=38 http://www.dorsetforyou.com/tourism http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/08/30/Dorset+Archive/54 09460.125_000_people_flock_to_beach/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/archive/2005/08/30/Dorset+Archive/54 09460.125_000_people_flock_to_beach/ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8316625.Weymouth_traffic_crisis __Overnight_roadworks_ruled_out/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8316625.Weymouth_traffic_crisis __Overnight_roadworks_ruled_out/

3. Dorset & the Olympics Section 3. Weymouth & Poole are to be used for the 2012 Olympic Games sailing competitions. http://www.london2012.co m/games/venues/weymou th-and-portland.phphttp://www.london2012.co m/games/venues/weymou th-and-portland.php Given what you already know about the area, what are the possible impacts* of this for the area? *economic & environmental