Certified /
Floodplain
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Manager
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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NFIP //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔National //Flood //Insurance //Program
This /
/document /
/can /
/serve /
/two /
/purposes. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //
a/
/study /
/guide /
/to /
/enhance /
/the /
/knowledge /
/abba /
/skills /
/of /
/local /
/officials /
/Responsible /
/for /
/administering /
/and /
/enforcing /
,/local /
/floodplain /
/management /
/regulations. /
/2) /
/It /
/is /
/also /
/intends /
/to /
/broaden /
/their /
/understanding //a //floodplain //management //strategies //that //can //be //applied //at //a //local //level
Hydrologic /
/cycle //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Any /
/land /
,/area /
/susceptible //to //being //inundated //by //flood //waters //from //any //source. //Unit //1, //Section //A
Riverine, //Coastal //and //Shallow //flooding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔What //are //the //3 //major
//categories
Flood //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Sometimes /
/the /
/hydrologic /
/cycle /
/gets /
/out /
/of /
/balance, /
/sending //more //water //to //an //area //than //it //can //normally //handle. //The //resulting //is //a______?
Watershed //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An //area //that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream //or //other //body //of //water. //Unit //1,
//Section //A.
Channels //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/most //common //type //of //flooding //in //the //United //States //is //called_________
Section //1 //page //7.
Velocity //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //speed //of //moving //water, //that //is //measured //in //feet //per //second
Floodplain
/ /
Manager
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
NFIP //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔National //Flood //Insurance //Program
This /
/document /
/can /
/serve /
/two /
/purposes. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //
a/
/study /
/guide /
/to /
/enhance /
/the /
/knowledge /
/abba /
/skills /
/of /
/local /
/officials /
/Responsible /
/for /
/administering /
/and /
/enforcing /
,/local /
/floodplain /
/management /
/regulations. /
/2) /
/It /
/is /
/also /
/intends /
/to /
/broaden /
/their /
/understanding //a //floodplain //management //strategies //that //can //be //applied //at //a //local //level
Hydrologic /
/cycle //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Any /
/land /
,/area /
/susceptible //to //being //inundated //by //flood //waters //from //any //source. //Unit //1, //Section //A
Riverine, //Coastal //and //Shallow //flooding //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔What //are //the //3 //major
//categories
Flood //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Sometimes /
/the /
/hydrologic /
/cycle /
/gets /
/out /
/of /
/balance, /
/sending //more //water //to //an //area //than //it //can //normally //handle. //The //resulting //is //a______?
Watershed //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔An //area //that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream //or //other //body //of //water. //Unit //1,
//Section //A.
Channels //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔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 //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/most //common //type //of //flooding //in //the //United //States //is //called_________
Section //1 //page //7.
Velocity //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //speed //of //moving //water, //that //is //measured //in //feet //per //second
