CFM EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Correct Answers -What are the three most
common types of flooding?
Flash Flooding - Correct Answers -Which type of flooding has accounted for the most
flood-related deaths?
Meander - Correct Answers -A curve or turn in a river channel?
Storm Surge - Correct Answers -What is the major cause in coastal flooding?
Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Correct Answers -What causes a tsunami?
1. Closed Basin Lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows - Correct Answers -List the five types of special flood hazards covered in
FEMA 480.
Recreational benefits, scientific and historical benefits, Ecosystem benefits, and they
protect communities from flooding. - Correct Answers -List three benefits that a
floodplain contributes to your community
FEMA's Public Assistance Program - Correct Answers -Provides aid in the wake of a
major disaster to state and local governments, and to certain non-profits, to help
communities in their recovery efforts.
FEMA's Individuals and Households Program (IHP) - Correct Answers -Provides
financial help or direct services to those who have necessary expenses and serious
needs if they are unable to meet these needs through other means.
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Correct Answers -provides funds to states,
tribes, and local communities after a disaster declaration to protect public or private
property through various mitigation measures.
1979
,Department of Homeland Security - Correct Answers -FEMA was created in _____ and
is a component of the _____.
1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of the flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding - Correct Answers -
What two problems result from floodplain development?
It can accelerate flooding on properties at the end of the wall - Correct Answers -What is
one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from flooding or
erosion?
1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Hydrostatic forces
3. Soaking
4. Debris impact
5. Sediment and contaminants - Correct Answers -What are the 5 main causes of flood
damage?
3 - Correct Answers -Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls
of a frame house.
Disruption of public utilities, Electrocution, contamination of water supplies, fire, dirty
ponds, mold, contaminated air ducts, mental health problems - Correct Answers -What
are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Structural flood control projects - Correct Answers -Prior to the 1960's what was the
primary way to reduce flood losses?
A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nations floodplains.
- Correct Answers -What is the unified national program for floodplain managements
definition of floodplain management?
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 - Correct
Answers -What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
1. Hilly areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Areas downstream of dams or subject to ice jams - Correct Answers -What areas are
conducive to flash flooding?
No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut structures. - Correct
Answers -Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Where storm water runoff collects in depressions and cannot drain out. - Correct
Answers -What is ponding?
, Filling reduces the floodplains ability to store excess water, sending more water
downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels. - Correct Answers -What does
filling in a floodplain do?
Yes, it may remove a natural barrier that protects inland properties - Correct Answers -
Does moving sand and sand dunes affect flooding?
Moving, Standing - Correct Answers -Hydrodynamic forces are caused by _____ water
and hydrostatic forces are caused by ____ water.
Wood, gypsum board, furniture and upholstery, carpeting, mattresses, books, electrical
appliances, gas engines - Correct Answers -List three materials or house hold items
that are particularly susceptible to flood damage by soaking.
1. Regulations to prohibit development in high-hazard areas
2. Building codes requiring flood resistant construction for new buildings in flood prone
areas
3. Acquisition and relocation of buildings in high hazard areas
4. Modifying or retrofitting existing buildings
5. Installing flood warning systems
6. Controlling storm water runoff
7. Provide self-help advice to property owners - Correct Answers -What are examples of
non-structural flood protection measures
1. Modify human susceptibility to flood damage
2. Modify the impact of flooding
3. Modify flooding itself
4. Preserve and restore natural resources - Correct Answers -What are the Unified
National Program for Floodplain Managements four main floodplain management
strategies?
The National Flood Insurance Act created the National Flood Insurance Program to:
1. Transfer the costs of private property flood losses from the taxpayers to floodplain
property owners through the flood insurance premiums.
2. Provide residents and property owners with financial aid after floods, especially
smaller floods that do not warrant federal disaster aid.
3. Guide development away from flood hazard areas.
4. Require that new and substantially improved buildings be constructed in ways that
would minimize or prevent damage in a flood. - Correct Answers -What are the
objectives of the NFIP?
Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - Correct Answers -What are the three most
common types of flooding?
Flash Flooding - Correct Answers -Which type of flooding has accounted for the most
flood-related deaths?
Meander - Correct Answers -A curve or turn in a river channel?
Storm Surge - Correct Answers -What is the major cause in coastal flooding?
Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - Correct Answers -What causes a tsunami?
1. Closed Basin Lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows - Correct Answers -List the five types of special flood hazards covered in
FEMA 480.
Recreational benefits, scientific and historical benefits, Ecosystem benefits, and they
protect communities from flooding. - Correct Answers -List three benefits that a
floodplain contributes to your community
FEMA's Public Assistance Program - Correct Answers -Provides aid in the wake of a
major disaster to state and local governments, and to certain non-profits, to help
communities in their recovery efforts.
FEMA's Individuals and Households Program (IHP) - Correct Answers -Provides
financial help or direct services to those who have necessary expenses and serious
needs if they are unable to meet these needs through other means.
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Correct Answers -provides funds to states,
tribes, and local communities after a disaster declaration to protect public or private
property through various mitigation measures.
1979
,Department of Homeland Security - Correct Answers -FEMA was created in _____ and
is a component of the _____.
1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of the flooding
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding - Correct Answers -
What two problems result from floodplain development?
It can accelerate flooding on properties at the end of the wall - Correct Answers -What is
one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from flooding or
erosion?
1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Hydrostatic forces
3. Soaking
4. Debris impact
5. Sediment and contaminants - Correct Answers -What are the 5 main causes of flood
damage?
3 - Correct Answers -Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls
of a frame house.
Disruption of public utilities, Electrocution, contamination of water supplies, fire, dirty
ponds, mold, contaminated air ducts, mental health problems - Correct Answers -What
are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Structural flood control projects - Correct Answers -Prior to the 1960's what was the
primary way to reduce flood losses?
A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nations floodplains.
- Correct Answers -What is the unified national program for floodplain managements
definition of floodplain management?
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 - Correct
Answers -What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
1. Hilly areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Areas downstream of dams or subject to ice jams - Correct Answers -What areas are
conducive to flash flooding?
No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut structures. - Correct
Answers -Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Where storm water runoff collects in depressions and cannot drain out. - Correct
Answers -What is ponding?
, Filling reduces the floodplains ability to store excess water, sending more water
downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels. - Correct Answers -What does
filling in a floodplain do?
Yes, it may remove a natural barrier that protects inland properties - Correct Answers -
Does moving sand and sand dunes affect flooding?
Moving, Standing - Correct Answers -Hydrodynamic forces are caused by _____ water
and hydrostatic forces are caused by ____ water.
Wood, gypsum board, furniture and upholstery, carpeting, mattresses, books, electrical
appliances, gas engines - Correct Answers -List three materials or house hold items
that are particularly susceptible to flood damage by soaking.
1. Regulations to prohibit development in high-hazard areas
2. Building codes requiring flood resistant construction for new buildings in flood prone
areas
3. Acquisition and relocation of buildings in high hazard areas
4. Modifying or retrofitting existing buildings
5. Installing flood warning systems
6. Controlling storm water runoff
7. Provide self-help advice to property owners - Correct Answers -What are examples of
non-structural flood protection measures
1. Modify human susceptibility to flood damage
2. Modify the impact of flooding
3. Modify flooding itself
4. Preserve and restore natural resources - Correct Answers -What are the Unified
National Program for Floodplain Managements four main floodplain management
strategies?
The National Flood Insurance Act created the National Flood Insurance Program to:
1. Transfer the costs of private property flood losses from the taxpayers to floodplain
property owners through the flood insurance premiums.
2. Provide residents and property owners with financial aid after floods, especially
smaller floods that do not warrant federal disaster aid.
3. Guide development away from flood hazard areas.
4. Require that new and substantially improved buildings be constructed in ways that
would minimize or prevent damage in a flood. - Correct Answers -What are the
objectives of the NFIP?
