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 the ‘EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)’ is correct?

Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures
Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level
On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low
In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation
Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities
On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea – State, Trends & Challenges’ is correct?

The number of beach litter items ranges from around 50 on reference beaches to up to 300 on urban beaches, per 100 metres of beach
The Baltic Sea accounts for up to 15% of the world’s cargo transportation. The number of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea is expected to double by 2030
Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea
12 % of the Baltic Sea is protected through marine protected areas and the Baltic Sea is worldwide leading in this respect
97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category
Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances

Question 4

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline
The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe
In Europe, shipbuilding and ship-repair industries are expected to grow in the coming years, driven by the demand for new technologies
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs