Certified /
Floodplain
/ /
Manager
/ /
(CFM)
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Types //of //floodplains //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Riverine, //coastal, //and //shallow
Watershed //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
area /
/that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream, //or //body //of //water. //Also //called //basin //or //catchment //area.
Channel //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Ground //features //that //carry //water //through //and //out //of //a //watershed
Riverine //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊flooding //that //occurs //along //a //channel
Flash //flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
flooding /
/that //occurs //in //hilly //and //mountainous //areas //that //may //come //scant //minutes //after //a //heavy
//rainfall. /
/One /
/can /
/also /
/occur /
/in /
/urban //areas //where //pavements //and //drainage //improvements //speed //runoff //to //a //stream.
,Overbank //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The /
/most /
/common /
/type /
/flooding /
/in /
/the /
/US. /
/It //occurs //when //downstream //channels //receive //more //rain //or //snowmelt //than //normal, //or //a
//channel /
/is /
/blocked /
/by /
/ice //or //debris. //Excess //water //overloads //the //channels //and //flows //out //onto //the //floodplain
Velocity //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
One //measure //of //a //flood //is //the //speed //of //moving //water. //Measured //in //feet //per //second
Thalweg //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊The //channel //bottom
Meander //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
a/
/curve /
/in /
/the /
/channel. /
/The /
/outside /
/bank //of //the //meander //is //subject //to //erosion, //the //inside //bank //is //subject //to //deposits
Accrete //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊to //build //up //a //shoreline //by //depositing //sand, //either //by
//nature //or //human //actions
,Actual //Cash //Value //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The /
/replacement /
/cost //for //a //building, //minus //a //depreciation //percentage //based //on //age //and //condition.
Alluvial //Fan //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊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 //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A/
/change /
/to //
a/
/FEMA /
/floodplain /
/map /
/that //removes //an //area //that //was //inadvertently //included //in //the //Special //Flood //Hazard //Area
Approximate //studies //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
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 //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A //measurement //of //the //base //flood //in //feet //above //ground, //used //for //shallow //flooding
Basement //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Any //area //of //the //building //having //its //flood //subgrade //(below //ground //level) //on //all //sides
Base //floodplain //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
the //area //of //water //and //land //inundated //by //the //base //flood
Basin //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Also /
/known /
/as //a //Watershed, //an //area //that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream //or //other //body //of //water.
Bathymetry //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The //measurement //of //depths //of //water //in //the //ocean //or //lakes
Bench //marks //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Monuments /
/on /
/the /
/ground /
/that /
/show //the //elevation //of //the //spot //above //sea //level. //Also //called //Elevation //Reference //Marks.
Building //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A/
Floodplain
/ /
Manager
/ /
(CFM)
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Types //of //floodplains //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Riverine, //coastal, //and //shallow
Watershed //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
area /
/that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream, //or //body //of //water. //Also //called //basin //or //catchment //area.
Channel //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Ground //features //that //carry //water //through //and //out //of //a //watershed
Riverine //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊flooding //that //occurs //along //a //channel
Flash //flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
flooding /
/that //occurs //in //hilly //and //mountainous //areas //that //may //come //scant //minutes //after //a //heavy
//rainfall. /
/One /
/can /
/also /
/occur /
/in /
/urban //areas //where //pavements //and //drainage //improvements //speed //runoff //to //a //stream.
,Overbank //Flooding //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The /
/most /
/common /
/type /
/flooding /
/in /
/the /
/US. /
/It //occurs //when //downstream //channels //receive //more //rain //or //snowmelt //than //normal, //or //a
//channel /
/is /
/blocked /
/by /
/ice //or //debris. //Excess //water //overloads //the //channels //and //flows //out //onto //the //floodplain
Velocity //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
One //measure //of //a //flood //is //the //speed //of //moving //water. //Measured //in //feet //per //second
Thalweg //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊The //channel //bottom
Meander //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
a/
/curve /
/in /
/the /
/channel. /
/The /
/outside /
/bank //of //the //meander //is //subject //to //erosion, //the //inside //bank //is //subject //to //deposits
Accrete //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊to //build //up //a //shoreline //by //depositing //sand, //either //by
//nature //or //human //actions
,Actual //Cash //Value //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The /
/replacement /
/cost //for //a //building, //minus //a //depreciation //percentage //based //on //age //and //condition.
Alluvial //Fan //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊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 //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A/
/change /
/to //
a/
/FEMA /
/floodplain /
/map /
/that //removes //an //area //that //was //inadvertently //included //in //the //Special //Flood //Hazard //Area
Approximate //studies //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
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 //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A //measurement //of //the //base //flood //in //feet //above //ground, //used //for //shallow //flooding
Basement //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Any //area //of //the //building //having //its //flood //subgrade //(below //ground //level) //on //all //sides
Base //floodplain //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
the //area //of //water //and //land //inundated //by //the //base //flood
Basin //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Also /
/known /
/as //a //Watershed, //an //area //that //drains //into //a //lake, //stream //or //other //body //of //water.
Bathymetry //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
The //measurement //of //depths //of //water //in //the //ocean //or //lakes
Bench //marks //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Monuments /
/on /
/the /
/ground /
/that /
/show //the //elevation //of //the //spot //above //sea //level. //Also //called //Elevation //Reference //Marks.
Building //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
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