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 the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

Question 2

Which of the following statements related to ‘Baltic Sea - Helsinki Convention’ is correct?

The Helsinki Commission meets annually and decides on legally binding environmental laws for the BSR
The HELCOM-GEAR group promotes the implementation of the ecosystem approach and supports region-wide co-operation on all elements of national marine strategies
HELCOM funds the implementation of major environmental EU directives
HELCOM sees itself as an environmental policy maker and focal point for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
The HELCOM-PRESSURE group controls the implementation of international policies according to the timetables in the BSR
The HELCOM-RESPONSE group enables and promotes public participation and stakeholder involvement in the BSR

Question 3

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

The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
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)
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

Question 4

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

In Europe, shipbuilding and ship-repair industries are expected to grow in the coming years, driven by the demand for new technologies
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework

Question 6

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

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