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 ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea
The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries
Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
EU Common Fisheries Policy was already introduced in the 1970s

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning
Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe

Question 3

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

In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline
The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

Question 4

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 average depth is 55 m
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m

Question 5

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Conduct stakeholder meetings
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe