Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
questions with accurate answers
Accrete Ans✓✓✓ to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
nature or human actions
Actual Cash Value Ans✓✓✓ The replacement cost for a building,
minus a depreciation percentage based on age and condition.
Alluvial Fan Ans✓✓✓ An area at the base of a valley where the slope
flattens out, allowing the floodwater to decrease in speed and spread out,
dropping sediment and rock over a fan-shaped area.
Amendment Ans✓✓✓ A change to a FEMA floodplain map that
removes an area that was inadvertently included in the Special Flood
Hazard Area
Approximate studies Ans✓✓✓ Flood hazard mapping done using
approximate study methods that show the approximate outline of the
base floodplain. An approximate study does not produce a base flood
elevation.
Base Flood Depth Ans✓✓✓ A measurement of the base flood in feet
above ground, used for shallow flooding
Base floodplain Ans✓✓✓ the area of water and land inundated by the
base flood
,Basement Ans✓✓✓ Any area of the building having its flood subgrade
(below ground level) on all sides
Basin Ans✓✓✓ Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a
lake, stream or other body of water.
Bathymetry Ans✓✓✓ The measurement of depths of water in the ocean
or lakes
Bench marks Ans✓✓✓ Monuments on the ground that show the
elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called Elevation Reference
Marks.
Building Condition Survey Ans✓✓✓ A windshield survey conducted to
obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and severity of damage to
buildings after a disaster
Building Ans✓✓✓ A walled and roofed structure including a gas or
liquid storage tank that is principally above ground as well as a
manufactured home. Also known as structure
CAP Ans✓✓✓ Community Assistance Program
CBRA Ans✓✓✓ The coastal barrier resources Act which identified
undeveloped portions of coastal barriers
, Cfs Ans✓✓✓ cubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are
measured (A cubic foot of water is about 7.5 gallons)
Channel Ans✓✓✓ Ground features that carry water through and out of
a watershed
CLOMA Ans✓✓✓ Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR Ans✓✓✓ Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
Closed Basin Lake Ans✓✓✓ A lake that has either no outlet or
relatively small one, where rainfall or groundwater can cause the lake's
level to ride faster than it can drain
Coastal high hazard area Ans✓✓✓ the part of the coastal floodplain
extending from offshore to the inland limit of the primary coastal dune
along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave
action from storms and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base
flood will generally be three feet or more in height above the stillwater
elevation
Community Assistance Program Ans✓✓✓ A FEMA program that
funds state activities that help communities in the NFIP
questions with accurate answers
Accrete Ans✓✓✓ to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by
nature or human actions
Actual Cash Value Ans✓✓✓ The replacement cost for a building,
minus a depreciation percentage based on age and condition.
Alluvial Fan Ans✓✓✓ An area at the base of a valley where the slope
flattens out, allowing the floodwater to decrease in speed and spread out,
dropping sediment and rock over a fan-shaped area.
Amendment Ans✓✓✓ A change to a FEMA floodplain map that
removes an area that was inadvertently included in the Special Flood
Hazard Area
Approximate studies Ans✓✓✓ Flood hazard mapping done using
approximate study methods that show the approximate outline of the
base floodplain. An approximate study does not produce a base flood
elevation.
Base Flood Depth Ans✓✓✓ A measurement of the base flood in feet
above ground, used for shallow flooding
Base floodplain Ans✓✓✓ the area of water and land inundated by the
base flood
,Basement Ans✓✓✓ Any area of the building having its flood subgrade
(below ground level) on all sides
Basin Ans✓✓✓ Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a
lake, stream or other body of water.
Bathymetry Ans✓✓✓ The measurement of depths of water in the ocean
or lakes
Bench marks Ans✓✓✓ Monuments on the ground that show the
elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called Elevation Reference
Marks.
Building Condition Survey Ans✓✓✓ A windshield survey conducted to
obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and severity of damage to
buildings after a disaster
Building Ans✓✓✓ A walled and roofed structure including a gas or
liquid storage tank that is principally above ground as well as a
manufactured home. Also known as structure
CAP Ans✓✓✓ Community Assistance Program
CBRA Ans✓✓✓ The coastal barrier resources Act which identified
undeveloped portions of coastal barriers
, Cfs Ans✓✓✓ cubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are
measured (A cubic foot of water is about 7.5 gallons)
Channel Ans✓✓✓ Ground features that carry water through and out of
a watershed
CLOMA Ans✓✓✓ Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR Ans✓✓✓ Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
Closed Basin Lake Ans✓✓✓ A lake that has either no outlet or
relatively small one, where rainfall or groundwater can cause the lake's
level to ride faster than it can drain
Coastal high hazard area Ans✓✓✓ the part of the coastal floodplain
extending from offshore to the inland limit of the primary coastal dune
along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave
action from storms and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base
flood will generally be three feet or more in height above the stillwater
elevation
Community Assistance Program Ans✓✓✓ A FEMA program that
funds state activities that help communities in the NFIP
