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 facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

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
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state

Question 2

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

Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years
The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea undisturbed by hazardous substances
The BSAP provides Country-Allocated Reduction Targets (CART) for each country
The BSAP aims at environmentally friendly maritime activities
The BSAP aims at a favourable status of Baltic Sea biodiversity
The BSAP aims at a harmonization of national environmental laws

Question 4

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

A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Identifying needs and establishing authority
Organizing stakeholder participation
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Adapting the maritime spatial management process

Question 5

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Are used to support science and policy
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes