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 requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea
MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management
MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Question 2

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

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
Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status
Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Issue Identification’?

Map ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed
Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis
Identify potential issues

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

ES have to be assessed monetarily
Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems