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?

Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
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
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment

Question 2

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean
The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Question 3

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas
Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'
Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas
Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
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

Question 4

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

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
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²

Question 5

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’
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
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 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’

Question 6

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

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
Are used to support science and policy
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option