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 ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Assess the institutional system arrangements
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Question 2

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

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
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

Question 3

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

The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m
The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR

Question 4

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

Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Specify regulatory and financial requirements

Question 5

Which of the following statements about climate change and the ‘EU Climate Change Strategy’ is correct?

Oxygen-depleted zones in the Baltic Sea have increased more than 10-fold since 1900
The ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ adopted in 2013 aims to make Europe more climate-resilient and to enhance the preparedness to respond to the impacts of climate change
A first ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ was adopted already in 1990 and aimed at promoting research on climate change
Some water-borne diseases, such as vibriosis infections are likely to increase with increasing sea surface temperatures
Several recent model-based studies and expert assessments have suggested an upper boundary for the global mean sea level rise in the 21st century in the range of 1.5–2.0 m
Ocean surface pH is projected to decrease to values between 4.05 and 3.75 by the end of 21st century, depending on future CO2 emissions levels

Question 6

Which of the following qualitative descriptors are used in the ‘EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)’ to determine the Good Environmental Status

Bathing water quality does not pose any risk to the population
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems
Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects
Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystems