Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis is a historic town in the county of .................. in the south west of England.

• Cornwall

• Dorset

• Hampshire

• Somerset

What is the principal reason for the management of the Lyme Regis coastline?

• To defend the land from erosion

• To defend the land from flooding

• To allow the land and surrounding areas to be flooded

In the May of 2008 about 400 metres of cliff slipped into the sea between Lyme Regis and .................

• Brighton
• Charmouth
• Lulworth

• Lyme

Much of the town's eastern side is built along the edge of the .................

Name three ways in which many properties to the east of Lyme Regis have been damaged.

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How much of the coastline at Lyme Regis is managed using hard engineering strategies?

• 1 hectare

• 1 kilometre

• 1 mile

Lyme Regis ha a population of over (a)..................... people and over (b)....................... tourists visit every year.

• (a) 50,000

  (b) 360,000

• (a) 3600

  (b) 500,000

• (a) 36,000

  (b) 1,000,000

In the absence of hard engineering strategies it is estimated that .............. metres of the A3052 would have been lost within 50 years

Why was it important to save the A3052?

• The A3052 was a popular tourist attraction
• Saving the A3052 would lead to increased pollution
• There were no benefits to saving the A3052
• The A3052 needed to be saved due to its significance as a crucial transportation link.

What is the main commercial enterprise in Lyme Regis?