Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
Types of floodplains - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Riverine, coastal,
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and shallow
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Watershed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area that drains into a lake,
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stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area.
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Channel - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ground features that carry
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water through and out of a watershed
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Riverine Flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flooding that occurs
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along a channel |\ |\
Flash flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flooding that occurs in
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hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after
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a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where
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pavements and drainage improvements speed runoff to a stream.
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Overbank Flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The most common
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type flooding in the US. It occurs when downstream channels
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receive more rain or snowmelt than normal, or a channel is
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blocked by ice or debris. Excess water overloads the channels
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and flows out onto the floodplain
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,Velocity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One measure of a flood is the
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speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second
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Thalweg - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The channel bottom
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Meander - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a curve in the channel. The
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outside bank of the meander is subject to erosion, the inside
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bank is subject to deposits
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Accrete - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to build up a shoreline by
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depositing sand, either by nature or human actions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Actual Cash Value - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The replacement cost
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for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age
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and condition.
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Alluvial Fan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An area at the base of a
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valley where the slope flattens out, allowing the floodwater to
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decrease in speed and spread out, dropping sediment and rock
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over a fan-shaped area.
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Amendment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A change to a FEMA |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently
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included in the Special Flood Hazard Area|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Approximate studies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flood hazard |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mapping done using approximate study methods that show the
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, approximate outline of the base floodplain. An approximate study |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
does not produce a base flood elevation.
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Base Flood Depth - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A measurement of
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the base flood in feet above ground, used for shallow flooding
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Basement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any area of the building
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having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
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Base floodplain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the area of water and
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land inundated by the base flood
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Basin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Also known as a Watershed, an
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area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of water.
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Bathymetry - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The measurement of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depths of water in the ocean or lakes
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Bench marks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Monuments on the ground
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that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called
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Elevation Reference Marks. |\ |\
Building - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A walled and roofed structure
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including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above
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ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
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questions with answers |\ |\
Types of floodplains - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Riverine, coastal,
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and shallow
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Watershed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area that drains into a lake,
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stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area.
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Channel - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ground features that carry
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water through and out of a watershed
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Riverine Flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flooding that occurs
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along a channel |\ |\
Flash flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flooding that occurs in
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hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after
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a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pavements and drainage improvements speed runoff to a stream.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Overbank Flooding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One measure of a flood is the
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speed of moving water. Measured in feet per second
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Thalweg - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The channel bottom
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Meander - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a curve in the channel. The
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outside bank of the meander is subject to erosion, the inside
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bank is subject to deposits
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Accrete - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to build up a shoreline by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depositing sand, either by nature or human actions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Actual Cash Value - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The replacement cost
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and condition.
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Alluvial Fan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A change to a FEMA |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
included in the Special Flood Hazard Area|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Approximate studies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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.
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Base Flood Depth - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A measurement of
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the base flood in feet above ground, used for shallow flooding
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Basement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any area of the building
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having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
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Base floodplain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the area of water and
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land inundated by the base flood
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Basin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Also known as a Watershed, an
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area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of water.
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Bathymetry - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The measurement of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depths of water in the ocean or lakes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Bench marks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Monuments on the ground
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that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called
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Elevation Reference Marks. |\ |\
Building - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A walled and roofed structure
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including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above
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ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
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