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 is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 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
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To model socio-ecological systems
To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem
To gain a broader understanding of a problem
For business problems
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem

Question 3

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

The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
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
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
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.

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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
Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional 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
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
EU Common Fisheries Policy was already introduced in the 1970s
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public