Online Test

This type of multiple choice test will be used in the exam! However, the 'Online Test' does not cover all possible questions! 65% correct answers are needed to pass the test!

Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea
MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning
MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management

Question 2

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

To review coastal and marine management plans
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To map stakeholders
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To assess progress towards sustainability

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to ‘The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)’ is wrong?

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea surface area is about 420,000 km²
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR

Question 4

Which of the following qualitative descriptors are used in the ‘EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)’ to determine the Good Environmental Status

Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment
Bathing water quality does not pose any risk to the population
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Emission from shipping are reduced to a level that does not cause harm to the environment
Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems

Question 5

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Identifying needs and establishing authority
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Organizing stakeholder participation
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences

Question 6

Which of the following statements about climate change and the ‘EU Climate Change Strategy’ is correct?

Some water-borne diseases, such as vibriosis infections are likely to increase with increasing sea surface temperatures
A first ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ was adopted already in 1990 and aimed at promoting research on climate change
The ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ adopted in 2013 aims to make Europe more climate-resilient and to enhance the preparedness to respond to the impacts of climate change
Several recent model-based studies and expert assessments have suggested an upper boundary for the global mean sea level rise in the 21st century in the range of 1.5–2.0 m
Oxygen-depleted zones in the Baltic Sea have increased more than 10-fold since 1900
Sea surface temperature is projected to increase faster than atmospheric temperature