Floodplain Management - Exam 1 with answers

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Which one of the following is a flood according to the NFIP
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definition?
A. A washing machine springs a leak flooding a home utility room
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B. Over a period of years, river erosion undermined a home
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foundation
C. A city water main ruptures flooding several buildings in San
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Francisco
D. A culvert plugged by debris and the ditch overflows flooding a
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home - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. A city water main ruptures
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flooding several buildings in San Francisco |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




If you purchase flood insurance today, it does not become
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effective for a month. Which of the following it the reason for
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delay?
A. It takes a month to get the paperwork through
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B. In some areas flooding takes 2 or more weeks to develop
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C. They have to wait to make sure your check will clear
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D. It takes this long to verify your eligibility for flood insurance -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. In some areas flooding takes 2 or more
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weeks to develop
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,Hurricanes sometimes transform into extra-tropical cyclones.
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What is the main difference between a hurricane and an extra-
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tropical cyclone? |\




A. Energy source
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B. Rotation direction
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C. Storm depth
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D. Amount of lightening - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Energy
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source


Which one of the following has caused the highest riverine flood
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discharge known in the historical or geological record?
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A. Dam break
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B. Alluvial fan flooding
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C. Flooding after a tropical storm crosses land
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D. Ice Jam Flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Ice Jam Flooding
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Which of the following are closed basin lakes. Select all that
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apply.
A. Great Salt Lake
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B. Salton Sea
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C. Lake Tahoe
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D. Pyramid Lake - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Great Salt Lake
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B. Salton Sea
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D. Pyramid Lake
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Alluvial fans are special flood hazards because...
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, A. Flow carrying channels can avulse
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B. High levels of contaminants are common
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C. Flow channels are subject to extreme meandering?
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D. of extreme flow capacity of channels. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. Flow carrying channels can avulse
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Which of the following led to professional engineering licensure in
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California?
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A. San Francisco earthquake
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B. The Los Angeles Aqueduct
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C. Damage from the Blackhawk Slide
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D. Collapse of the St. Francis Dam - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
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Collapse of the St. Francis Dam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following is most effective as an alluvial fan flood
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mitigation measure? |\




A. Elevating Houses
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B. Large scale debris basins
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C. Sandbagging around home
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D. Flood walls around home - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Large
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scale debris basins |\ |\




A closed basin lake is a special flood hazard because...
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A. it can fill unusually quickly
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B. it is prone to extreme pollution
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C. it can cause long term flooding
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