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 related to ‘The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)’ is wrong?

The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
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 2

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

Bathing water quality does not pose any risk to the population
Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems
Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystems
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism
Assess if the objectives were reached
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
An increasing sea level (1.7 mm/year) changes the shape of coastlines, contributes to coastal erosion and leads to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas
Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified
Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'
Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status