CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER CFM
PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hydrologic cycle. Answer: The natural cycle that circulates water
throughout the environment to maintain an overall balance between
water in the air, on the surface and in the ground. Unit 1, Section A
⩥ Floodplain. Answer: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by
flood waters from any source. Unit 1, Section A
⩥ Riverine, Coastal and Shallow flooding. Answer: What are the 3
major categories
⩥ Flood. Answer: Sometimes the hydrologic cycle gets out of balance,
sending more water to an area than it can normally handle. The resulting
is a______?
⩥ Watershed. Answer: An area that drains into a lake, stream or other
body of water. Unit 1, Section A.
⩥ Channels. Answer: Defined landforms that carry water. They may be
called rivers, creeks, streams or ditches. They can been wet all the time
or dry most of the time.
,⩥ Riverine Flooding. Answer: When a channel receive too much water,
the excess flows over its banks and into the adjacent floodplain.
Flooding that occurs along a channel is called_______?
⩥ Overbank Flooding. Answer: The most common type of flooding in
the United States is called_________
Section 1 page 7.
⩥ Velocity. Answer: The speed of moving water, that is measured in feet
per second
⩥ Units one and two. Answer: To be introduced to the kinds of floods
common to communities in United States, concepts behind floodplain
management and the NFIP
⩥ Unit Three. Answer: In this unit you will learn about the various types
of flood data needed to administer a floodplain management program.
⩥ Unit Four. Answer: In this unit discusses how to use data provided in
NFIP studies and maps
⩥ flash flooding. Answer: A flood that develops in a very short time. It is
usually caused by intense and heavy rain
,⩥ Coastal flooding. Answer: Development along the coast line, Gulf of
Mexico, in large lakes are exposed to two types of flooding in riverine
areas. Coastal storms and coastal erosions.
⩥ Tsunamis. Answer: The Pacific and Caribbean coast face three
problems Coastal storm, coastal erosion and _____
⩥ Nor'easter. Answer: Hurricanes and severe storms cause most coastal
flooding. These include, "_____"which are severe storms on the Atlantic
coast with winds out of the north east.
⩥ Storm surge. Answer: Persistent Highwinds and changes in the air
pressure push water towards the shore, causing a ________ which can
raise the level of a large body of water by several feet. Waves can be
highly destructive as they move inland, battering structures in their path.
⩥ Protection of inland development. Answer: Wind and waves shape
sand dunes, blocks and barrier islands. Because these landforms provide
natural buffers from the effects of a storm, their preservation is
important to this?
⩥ Accrete. Answer: To build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
nature or human actions. Unit one, section 8.
, ⩥ Appendix D. Answer: Keywords and phrases appear with underlines
and they are listed in the glossary in___________
⩥ Emergency management Institute. Answer: This study guide and desk
reference is based on a home study course that was developed through
FEMA's "E.M.I." dated March 1998. what does EMI stand for?
⩥ Flash Flooding. Answer: What type of flooding ranked first as the
cause of flood related deaths in United States.?
⩥ Thalweg. Answer: The bottom of a river channel. Unit one, section A
⩥ Meander. Answer: A curve in a river. Unit one, section A
⩥ Riverine erosion. Answer: Properties on the outside of curves face a
double threat of inundation and undercutting from ________ during
floods. What kind of erosion?
⩥ Coastal erosion. Answer: Long-term __________Is another natural
process that shapes shorelines. It is a complex process that involves
natural and human-induced factors. The natural factors include sand
sources, sand size and density, changes in water level, and the affects of
waves, currents, tide and wind. These factors determine whether a
shoreline will recede or accrete.
PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hydrologic cycle. Answer: The natural cycle that circulates water
throughout the environment to maintain an overall balance between
water in the air, on the surface and in the ground. Unit 1, Section A
⩥ Floodplain. Answer: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by
flood waters from any source. Unit 1, Section A
⩥ Riverine, Coastal and Shallow flooding. Answer: What are the 3
major categories
⩥ Flood. Answer: Sometimes the hydrologic cycle gets out of balance,
sending more water to an area than it can normally handle. The resulting
is a______?
⩥ Watershed. Answer: An area that drains into a lake, stream or other
body of water. Unit 1, Section A.
⩥ Channels. Answer: Defined landforms that carry water. They may be
called rivers, creeks, streams or ditches. They can been wet all the time
or dry most of the time.
,⩥ Riverine Flooding. Answer: When a channel receive too much water,
the excess flows over its banks and into the adjacent floodplain.
Flooding that occurs along a channel is called_______?
⩥ Overbank Flooding. Answer: The most common type of flooding in
the United States is called_________
Section 1 page 7.
⩥ Velocity. Answer: The speed of moving water, that is measured in feet
per second
⩥ Units one and two. Answer: To be introduced to the kinds of floods
common to communities in United States, concepts behind floodplain
management and the NFIP
⩥ Unit Three. Answer: In this unit you will learn about the various types
of flood data needed to administer a floodplain management program.
⩥ Unit Four. Answer: In this unit discusses how to use data provided in
NFIP studies and maps
⩥ flash flooding. Answer: A flood that develops in a very short time. It is
usually caused by intense and heavy rain
,⩥ Coastal flooding. Answer: Development along the coast line, Gulf of
Mexico, in large lakes are exposed to two types of flooding in riverine
areas. Coastal storms and coastal erosions.
⩥ Tsunamis. Answer: The Pacific and Caribbean coast face three
problems Coastal storm, coastal erosion and _____
⩥ Nor'easter. Answer: Hurricanes and severe storms cause most coastal
flooding. These include, "_____"which are severe storms on the Atlantic
coast with winds out of the north east.
⩥ Storm surge. Answer: Persistent Highwinds and changes in the air
pressure push water towards the shore, causing a ________ which can
raise the level of a large body of water by several feet. Waves can be
highly destructive as they move inland, battering structures in their path.
⩥ Protection of inland development. Answer: Wind and waves shape
sand dunes, blocks and barrier islands. Because these landforms provide
natural buffers from the effects of a storm, their preservation is
important to this?
⩥ Accrete. Answer: To build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
nature or human actions. Unit one, section 8.
, ⩥ Appendix D. Answer: Keywords and phrases appear with underlines
and they are listed in the glossary in___________
⩥ Emergency management Institute. Answer: This study guide and desk
reference is based on a home study course that was developed through
FEMA's "E.M.I." dated March 1998. what does EMI stand for?
⩥ Flash Flooding. Answer: What type of flooding ranked first as the
cause of flood related deaths in United States.?
⩥ Thalweg. Answer: The bottom of a river channel. Unit one, section A
⩥ Meander. Answer: A curve in a river. Unit one, section A
⩥ Riverine erosion. Answer: Properties on the outside of curves face a
double threat of inundation and undercutting from ________ during
floods. What kind of erosion?
⩥ Coastal erosion. Answer: Long-term __________Is another natural
process that shapes shorelines. It is a complex process that involves
natural and human-induced factors. The natural factors include sand
sources, sand size and density, changes in water level, and the affects of
waves, currents, tide and wind. These factors determine whether a
shoreline will recede or accrete.
