Certified Floodplain Manager | Set 1 Questions and Answers with
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Question 1.
What is "Basic rule #1" for using maps and data?
Correct Answer: You must use the latest maps and flood data published by FEMA
Question 2.
What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain?
Correct Answer: A permit is required for all development in the SFHA.
Question 3.
What is Basic Rule #3?
Correct Answer: Development must not increase the flood hazard on other prop-
erties
Question 4.
In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a developer show in order to
demonstrate that he is meeting Basic Rule #3?
Correct Answer: He must conduct an encroachment review that demonstrates
that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with
all other existing and anticipated development: · Will not increase the water
surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the
community, and · Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and Specifications
for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
Question 5.
What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones?
Correct Answer: New, substantially improved or substantially damaged
buildings must be protected from damage by the base flood.
Question 6.
What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones?
Correct Answer: There are special building requirements in addition to the
building protection requirements for buildings in A Zones. Due to wave impacts,
V Zones have special building protection standards in addition to the
requirements for A zones.
Question 7.
What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing buildings in the floodplain?
Correct Answer: If the cost of improvements or the cost to repair the damage
,exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, it must be brought up to
current floodplain management standards.
Question 8.
What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage?
Correct Answer: Substantial damage is determined regardless of the actual cost
to the owner. You must figure the true cost of bringing the building back to its
pre-damage condition using qualified labor and materials obtained at market
prices.
Question 9.
What are the three most common types of flooding?
Correct Answer: Riverine, coastal, shallow
Question 10.
Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths in recent history?
Correct Answer: Flash flooding
Question 11.
What is a "meander"?
Correct Answer: It is a curve or turn in a river channel
Question 12.
What is the major cause of coastal flooding?
Correct Answer: Storm surge
Question 13.
What causes a tsunami?
Correct Answer: Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes
Question 14.
List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course. Does your community
have any of these?
Correct Answer: 1. Closed basin lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows
Question 15.
What two problems result from floodplain development?
,Correct Answer: 1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of
flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
Question 16.
What does watershed development do to flooding?
Correct Answer: The increase in impervious surface results in increased runoff
and higher flood levels.
Question 17.
What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from flooding
or erosion?
Correct Answer: It can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
Question 18.
What are the five main causes of flood damage?
Correct Answer: 1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Debris impact
3. Hydrostatic forces
4. Soaking
5. Sediments and contaminants
Question 19.
Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls of a frame house.
Correct Answer: 3 feet
Question 20.
What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Correct Answer: 1. Disruption of public utilities
2. Electrocution
3. Contamination of water supplies
4. Fire
5. Animal carcasses, garbage, and ponds; which can become breeding grounds
for germs and mosquitoes
6. Mold, mildew, and bacteria that grow in damp, flooded areas
7. Contaminated air from dirty heating ducts
8. Stress and mental health problems
Question 21.
Prior to the 1960s what was the primary way to reduce flood losses?
Correct Answer: Structural flood control projects
, Question 22.
What is the Unified National Program for Floodplain Management's definition of "floodplain
management"?
Correct Answer: "A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of
the nation's floodplains"
Question 23.
What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
Correct Answer: 1. To reduce the loss of life, disruption, and damage caused by
floods
2. To preserve and restore the natural resources and functions of floodplains
Question 24.
What areas are conductive to flash flooding?
Correct Answer: 1. Hilly area with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Area downstream of dams or subject to ice jams
Question 25.
Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Correct Answer: No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut
structures.
Question 26.
What is ponding?
Correct Answer: Where stormwater runoff collects in depressions and cannot
drain out.
Question 27.
Are plants and animals the only beneficiaries of the "natural and beneficial functions" of
floodplains?
Correct Answer: No. People benefit from floodplains through the food they
provide, the recreational opportunities they afford, and the scientific knowledge
gained in studying them. Floodplains also recharge groundwater supplies and
their filtering actions help improve water quality.
Question 28.
What does filling in a floodplain do?
Correct Answer: Filling reduces the floodplain's ability to store excess water,
sending more water downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels.
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
What is "Basic rule #1" for using maps and data?
Correct Answer: You must use the latest maps and flood data published by FEMA
Question 2.
What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain?
Correct Answer: A permit is required for all development in the SFHA.
Question 3.
What is Basic Rule #3?
Correct Answer: Development must not increase the flood hazard on other prop-
erties
Question 4.
In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a developer show in order to
demonstrate that he is meeting Basic Rule #3?
Correct Answer: He must conduct an encroachment review that demonstrates
that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with
all other existing and anticipated development: · Will not increase the water
surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the
community, and · Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and Specifications
for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
Question 5.
What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones?
Correct Answer: New, substantially improved or substantially damaged
buildings must be protected from damage by the base flood.
Question 6.
What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones?
Correct Answer: There are special building requirements in addition to the
building protection requirements for buildings in A Zones. Due to wave impacts,
V Zones have special building protection standards in addition to the
requirements for A zones.
Question 7.
What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing buildings in the floodplain?
Correct Answer: If the cost of improvements or the cost to repair the damage
,exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, it must be brought up to
current floodplain management standards.
Question 8.
What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage?
Correct Answer: Substantial damage is determined regardless of the actual cost
to the owner. You must figure the true cost of bringing the building back to its
pre-damage condition using qualified labor and materials obtained at market
prices.
Question 9.
What are the three most common types of flooding?
Correct Answer: Riverine, coastal, shallow
Question 10.
Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths in recent history?
Correct Answer: Flash flooding
Question 11.
What is a "meander"?
Correct Answer: It is a curve or turn in a river channel
Question 12.
What is the major cause of coastal flooding?
Correct Answer: Storm surge
Question 13.
What causes a tsunami?
Correct Answer: Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes
Question 14.
List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course. Does your community
have any of these?
Correct Answer: 1. Closed basin lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows
Question 15.
What two problems result from floodplain development?
,Correct Answer: 1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of
flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
Question 16.
What does watershed development do to flooding?
Correct Answer: The increase in impervious surface results in increased runoff
and higher flood levels.
Question 17.
What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from flooding
or erosion?
Correct Answer: It can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
Question 18.
What are the five main causes of flood damage?
Correct Answer: 1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Debris impact
3. Hydrostatic forces
4. Soaking
5. Sediments and contaminants
Question 19.
Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls of a frame house.
Correct Answer: 3 feet
Question 20.
What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Correct Answer: 1. Disruption of public utilities
2. Electrocution
3. Contamination of water supplies
4. Fire
5. Animal carcasses, garbage, and ponds; which can become breeding grounds
for germs and mosquitoes
6. Mold, mildew, and bacteria that grow in damp, flooded areas
7. Contaminated air from dirty heating ducts
8. Stress and mental health problems
Question 21.
Prior to the 1960s what was the primary way to reduce flood losses?
Correct Answer: Structural flood control projects
, Question 22.
What is the Unified National Program for Floodplain Management's definition of "floodplain
management"?
Correct Answer: "A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of
the nation's floodplains"
Question 23.
What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
Correct Answer: 1. To reduce the loss of life, disruption, and damage caused by
floods
2. To preserve and restore the natural resources and functions of floodplains
Question 24.
What areas are conductive to flash flooding?
Correct Answer: 1. Hilly area with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Area downstream of dams or subject to ice jams
Question 25.
Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Correct Answer: No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut
structures.
Question 26.
What is ponding?
Correct Answer: Where stormwater runoff collects in depressions and cannot
drain out.
Question 27.
Are plants and animals the only beneficiaries of the "natural and beneficial functions" of
floodplains?
Correct Answer: No. People benefit from floodplains through the food they
provide, the recreational opportunities they afford, and the scientific knowledge
gained in studying them. Floodplains also recharge groundwater supplies and
their filtering actions help improve water quality.
Question 28.
What does filling in a floodplain do?
Correct Answer: Filling reduces the floodplain's ability to store excess water,
sending more water downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels.
