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’?

Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios
Conduct stakeholder meetings
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information

Question 2

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

The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe
ICZM still suffers from weaknesses, such as insufficient political and legal status or the lack of a consistent and applicable process for practitioners and policy makers
The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
The Barcelona Convention with its Protocol on ICZM re-vitalized ICZM in Europe and caused the implementation of several national and regional ICZM plans
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009
In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR
In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’

Question 4

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

Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis
Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Map stakeholders and list human activities
Identify potential issues
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed

Question 5

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

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
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
Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline

Question 6

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 is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea surface area is about 420,000 km²
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries