Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) | Exam Set 1 Questions and
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
Types of floodplains
Correct Answer: Riverine, coastal, and shallow
Question 2.
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area.
Correct Answer: Watershed
Question 3.
Channel
Correct Answer: Ground features that carry water through and out of a
watershed
Question 4.
Riverine Flooding
Correct Answer: flooding that occurs along a channel
Question 5.
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.
Correct Answer: Flash flooding
Question 6.
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
Correct Answer: Overbank Flooding
Question 7.
Velocity
Correct Answer: One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured
in feet per second
Question 8.
Thalweg
Correct Answer: The channel bottom
,Question 9.
a curve in the channel. The outside bank of the meander is subject to erosion, the inside
bank is subject to deposits
Correct Answer: Meander
Question 10.
Accrete
Correct Answer: to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature or
human actions
Question 11.
The replacement cost for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age and
condition.
Correct Answer: Actual Cash Value
Question 12.
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.
Correct Answer: Alluvial Fan
Question 13.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently included
in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Correct Answer: Amendment
Question 14.
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.
Correct Answer: Approximate studies
Question 15.
Base Flood Depth
Correct Answer: A measurement of the base flood in feet above ground, used for
shallow flooding
Question 16.
Any area of the building having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
Correct Answer: Basement
, Question 17.
Base floodplain
Correct Answer: the area of water and land inundated by the base flood
Question 18.
Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of water.
Correct Answer: Basin
Question 19.
Bathymetry
Correct Answer: The measurement of depths of water in the ocean or lakes
Question 20.
Monuments on the ground that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called
Elevation Reference Marks.
Correct Answer: Bench marks
Question 21.
A walled and roofed structure including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
above ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
Correct Answer: Building
Question 22.
A windshield survey conducted to obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and
severity of damage to buildings after a disaster
Correct Answer: Building Condition Survey
Question 23.
CAP
Correct Answer: Community Assistance Program
Question 24.
Cfs
Correct Answer:
Question 25.
CLOMA
Correct Answer: Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
Types of floodplains
Correct Answer: Riverine, coastal, and shallow
Question 2.
area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area.
Correct Answer: Watershed
Question 3.
Channel
Correct Answer: Ground features that carry water through and out of a
watershed
Question 4.
Riverine Flooding
Correct Answer: flooding that occurs along a channel
Question 5.
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.
Correct Answer: Flash flooding
Question 6.
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
Correct Answer: Overbank Flooding
Question 7.
Velocity
Correct Answer: One measure of a flood is the speed of moving water. Measured
in feet per second
Question 8.
Thalweg
Correct Answer: The channel bottom
,Question 9.
a curve in the channel. The outside bank of the meander is subject to erosion, the inside
bank is subject to deposits
Correct Answer: Meander
Question 10.
Accrete
Correct Answer: to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature or
human actions
Question 11.
The replacement cost for a building, minus a depreciation percentage based on age and
condition.
Correct Answer: Actual Cash Value
Question 12.
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.
Correct Answer: Alluvial Fan
Question 13.
A change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an area that was inadvertently included
in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Correct Answer: Amendment
Question 14.
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.
Correct Answer: Approximate studies
Question 15.
Base Flood Depth
Correct Answer: A measurement of the base flood in feet above ground, used for
shallow flooding
Question 16.
Any area of the building having its flood subgrade (below ground level) on all sides
Correct Answer: Basement
, Question 17.
Base floodplain
Correct Answer: the area of water and land inundated by the base flood
Question 18.
Also known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of water.
Correct Answer: Basin
Question 19.
Bathymetry
Correct Answer: The measurement of depths of water in the ocean or lakes
Question 20.
Monuments on the ground that show the elevation of the spot above sea level. Also called
Elevation Reference Marks.
Correct Answer: Bench marks
Question 21.
A walled and roofed structure including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
above ground as well as a manufactured home. Also known as structure
Correct Answer: Building
Question 22.
A windshield survey conducted to obtain a preliminary evaluation of the extent and
severity of damage to buildings after a disaster
Correct Answer: Building Condition Survey
Question 23.
CAP
Correct Answer: Community Assistance Program
Question 24.
Cfs
Correct Answer:
Question 25.
CLOMA
Correct Answer: Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
