Certified Floodplain Manager exam questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
What is "Basic rule #1" for using maps and data? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔You must use the latest maps and flood data |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
published by FEMA |\ |\
What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A permit is required for all development |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the SFHA.
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What is Basic Rule #3? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Development
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
must not increase the flood hazard on other properties
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In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
developer show in order to demonstrate that he is meeting Basic
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Rule #3? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔He must conduct an
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encroachment review that demonstrates that the cumulative |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effect of the proposed development, when combined with all
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
other existing and anticipated development:
|\ |\ |\ |\
· Will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
more than one foot at any point within the community, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
· Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Specifications for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
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,What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔New, substantially improved or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
substantially damaged buildings must be protected from damage |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the base flood.
|\ |\ |\ |\
What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔There are special building requirements
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in addition to the building protection requirements for buildings
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in A Zones. Due to wave impacts, V Zones have special building
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protection standards in addition to the requirements for A zones.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
buildings in the floodplain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔If the cost of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improvements or the cost to repair the damage exceeds 50
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
percent of the market value of the building, it must be brought
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
up to current floodplain management standards.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substantial damage is determined
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regardless of the actual cost to the owner. You must figure the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
true cost of bringing the building back to its pre-damage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
condition using qualified labor and materials obtained at market
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prices.
What are the three most common types of flooding? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Riverine, coastal, shallow |\ |\ |\
Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deaths in recent history? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flash flooding
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,What is a "meander"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is a curve or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
turn in a river channel
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What is the major cause of coastal flooding? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Storm surge |\ |\
What causes a tsunami? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Underwater
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
earthquakes or volcanoes |\ |\
List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course.
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Does your community have any of these? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. Closed basin lakes
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2. Uncertain flow paths
|\ |\ |\
3. Dam breaks
|\ |\
4. Ice jams
|\ |\
5. Mudflows
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What two problems result from floodplain development? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Development alters the floodplain and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the dynamics of flooding
|\ |\ |\
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What does watershed development do to flooding? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The increase in impervious surface results in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increased runoff and higher flood levels. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
buildings from flooding or erosion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the five main causes of flood damage? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔1. Hydrodynamic forces |\ |\ |\
2. Debris impact
|\ |\
3. Hydrostatic forces
|\ |\
4. Soaking
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5. Sediments and contaminants
|\ |\ |\
Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of a frame house. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3 feet
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What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
floods? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Disruption of public utilities
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Electrocution
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3. Contamination of water supplies
|\ |\ |\ |\
4. Fire
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5. Animal carcasses, garbage, and ponds; which can become
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
breeding grounds for germs and mosquitoes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6. Mold, mildew, and bacteria that grow in damp, flooded areas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
7. Contaminated air from dirty heating ducts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
8. Stress and mental health problems
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with answers |\
What is "Basic rule #1" for using maps and data? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔You must use the latest maps and flood data |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
published by FEMA |\ |\
What is basic rule #2 on what needs a permit in the floodplain? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A permit is required for all development |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the SFHA.
|\ |\
What is Basic Rule #3? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Development
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
must not increase the flood hazard on other properties
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
In a riverine AE Zone with a base flood elevation, what must a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
developer show in order to demonstrate that he is meeting Basic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Rule #3? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔He must conduct an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
encroachment review that demonstrates that the cumulative |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effect of the proposed development, when combined with all
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
other existing and anticipated development:
|\ |\ |\ |\
· Will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
more than one foot at any point within the community, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
· Is consistent with the technical criteria contained in Chapter 5
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(Hydraulic Analyses) of the Flood Insurance Study: Guidelines and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Specifications for Study Contractors, FEMA-37, 1995.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,What does Basic rule #4 say about new buildings in A Zones? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔New, substantially improved or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
substantially damaged buildings must be protected from damage |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the base flood.
|\ |\ |\ |\
What does Basic rule #5 say about new buildings in V Zones? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔There are special building requirements
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in addition to the building protection requirements for buildings
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in A Zones. Due to wave impacts, V Zones have special building
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protection standards in addition to the requirements for A zones.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the basic rule on improvements and repairs to existing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
buildings in the floodplain? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔If the cost of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
improvements or the cost to repair the damage exceeds 50
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
percent of the market value of the building, it must be brought
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
up to current floodplain management standards.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the basic rule on calculating the cost of the damage? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Substantial damage is determined
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regardless of the actual cost to the owner. You must figure the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
true cost of bringing the building back to its pre-damage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
condition using qualified labor and materials obtained at market
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prices.
What are the three most common types of flooding? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Riverine, coastal, shallow |\ |\ |\
Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deaths in recent history? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flash flooding
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,What is a "meander"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is a curve or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
turn in a river channel
|\ |\ |\ |\
What is the major cause of coastal flooding? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Storm surge |\ |\
What causes a tsunami? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Underwater
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
earthquakes or volcanoes |\ |\
List the five types of special flood hazards covered in this course.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Does your community have any of these? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1. Closed basin lakes
|\ |\ |\
2. Uncertain flow paths
|\ |\ |\
3. Dam breaks
|\ |\
4. Ice jams
|\ |\
5. Mudflows
|\
What two problems result from floodplain development? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Development alters the floodplain and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the dynamics of flooding
|\ |\ |\
2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What does watershed development do to flooding? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔The increase in impervious surface results in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increased runoff and higher flood levels. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
buildings from flooding or erosion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
can accelerate erosion on properties at the end of the wall.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the five main causes of flood damage? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔1. Hydrodynamic forces |\ |\ |\
2. Debris impact
|\ |\
3. Hydrostatic forces
|\ |\
4. Soaking
|\
5. Sediments and contaminants
|\ |\ |\
Standing water as little as _____ feet deep can collapse the walls
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of a frame house. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3 feet
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
floods? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Disruption of public utilities
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Electrocution
|\
3. Contamination of water supplies
|\ |\ |\ |\
4. Fire
|\
5. Animal carcasses, garbage, and ponds; which can become
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
breeding grounds for germs and mosquitoes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6. Mold, mildew, and bacteria that grow in damp, flooded areas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
7. Contaminated air from dirty heating ducts
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
8. Stress and mental health problems
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
