CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NFIP - Correct Answers -National Flood Insurance Program
This document can serve two purposes. - Correct Answers -1) a study guide to enhance
the knowledge abba skills of local officials Responsible for administering and enforcing
local floodplain management regulations. 2) It is also intends to broaden their
understanding a floodplain management strategies that can be applied at a local level
Hydrologic cycle - Correct Answers -The natural cycle that circulates water throughout
the environment to maintain an overall balance between water in the air, on the surface
and in the ground. Unit 1, Section A
Floodplain - Correct Answers -Any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood
waters from any source. Unit 1, Section A
Riverine, Coastal and Shallow flooding - Correct Answers -What are the 3 major
categories
At least 2 feet above the Highwater marks. Unit 10-4 - Correct Answers -High water
marks are very valuable records. They will help residence relate the last flood to the
regulatory protection level. For example, if the flood was estimated to be 2 feet below
the base flood, people can be told that if they were substantially damage, they will have
to elevate their home at least_________ the high water marks.
A permit is needed for each building that will be repaired by removing, altering or
replacing the roof, walls, sliding, wallboard, plaster, insulation, paneling, cabinets,
flooring, electrical system, plumbing, heating or air conditioning. These
repairs/reconstruction projects must meet your building code and flood protection
ordinance. Unit 10-7 - Correct Answers -As soon as possible after the flood, you should
contact your state NFIP coordinator and FEMA regional office to review reconstruction
regulatory requirements and to see if there are any new guideline documents. A permit
is needed for the following items.
Permits cannot be waived though your governing board may opt to waive permit fees.
Unit 10-7 - Correct Answers -After a flood event, local officials will be rushing to get
,everybody back in their homes, and even try to bypass permitting. During a state of
emergency can permit to be waived?
Flood - Correct Answers -Sometimes the hydrologic cycle gets out of balance, sending
more water to an area than it can normally handle. The resulting is a______?
Watershed - Correct Answers -An area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of
water. Unit 1, Section A.
Channels - Correct Answers -Defined landforms that carry water. They may be called
rivers, creeks, streams or ditches. They can been wet all the time or dry most of the
time.
Riverine Flooding - Correct Answers -When a channel receive too much water, the
excess flows over its banks and into the adjacent floodplain. Flooding that occurs along
a channel is called_______?
Overbank Flooding - Correct Answers -The most common type of flooding in the United
States is called_________
Section 1 page 7.
Velocity - Correct Answers -The speed of moving water, that is measured in feet per
second
Units one and two - Correct Answers -To be introduced to the kinds of floods common
to communities in United States, concepts behind floodplain management and the NFIP
Unit Three - Correct Answers -In this unit you will learn about the various types of flood
data needed to administer a floodplain management program.
Unit Four - Correct Answers -In this unit discusses how to use data provided in NFIP
studies and maps
flash flooding - Correct Answers -A flood that develops in a very short time. It is usually
caused by intense and heavy rain
Coastal flooding - Correct Answers -Development along the coast line, Gulf of Mexico,
in large lakes are exposed to two types of flooding in riverine areas. Coastal storms and
coastal erosions.
Tsunamis - Correct Answers -The Pacific and Caribbean coast face three problems
Coastal storm, coastal erosion and _____
Nor'easter - Correct Answers -Hurricanes and severe storms cause most coastal
flooding. These include, "_____"which are severe storms on the Atlantic coast with
winds out of the north east.
,Storm surge - Correct Answers -Persistent Highwinds and changes in the air pressure
push water towards the shore, causing a ________ which can raise the level of a large
body of water by several feet. Waves can be highly destructive as they move inland,
battering structures in their path.
Protection of inland development - Correct Answers -Wind and waves shape sand
dunes, blocks and barrier islands. Because these landforms provide natural buffers from
the effects of a storm, their preservation is important to this?
Accrete - Correct Answers -To build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature
or human actions. Unit one, section 8.
Appendix D - Correct Answers -Keywords and phrases appear with underlines and they
are listed in the glossary in___________
Emergency management Institute - Correct Answers -This study guide and desk
reference is based on a home study course that was developed through FEMA's
"E.M.I." dated March 1998. what does EMI stand for?
Flash Flooding - Correct Answers -What type of flooding ranked first as the cause of
flood related deaths in United States.?
Thalweg - Correct Answers -The bottom of a river channel. Unit one, section A
Meander - Correct Answers -A curve in a river. Unit one, section A
Riverine erosion - Correct Answers -Properties on the outside of curves face a double
threat of inundation and undercutting from ________ during floods. What kind of
erosion?
Coastal erosion - Correct Answers -Long-term __________Is another natural process
that shapes shorelines. It is a complex process that involves natural and human-
induced factors. The natural factors include sand sources, sand size and density,
changes in water level, and the affects of waves, currents, tide and wind. These factors
determine whether a shoreline will recede or accrete.
15 feet - Correct Answers -Another hazard along the coast is a tsunami, a large wave
often called a "tidal" wave even though tides and tsunami's are not related. Caused by
an underwater earthquake or volcano, a tsunami is a pressure wave that can raise
water levels as much as______
True— unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -True or false? Tsunamis usually occur in
the Pacific ocean, but They have caused floods in the Caribbean. Because they can
happen on a clear day and are not related to storms, they can catch many people
unaware.
, True unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -True or false?
Lake shores can flood in ways similar to ocean coast. Along the Great Lakes, severe
storms came produce waves and cause shoreline erosion. FEMA is starting to map
Great Lakes flooding with the same techniques it uses for ocean coastal flooding.
Sheet flow, ponding and urban drainage. - Correct Answers -Shallow flooding occurs in
flat areas where a lack of channels means water cannot drain away easily. Shallow
flood problems fall into three categories. What are those three categories.
Sheet flow Unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -Where there are inadequate or no
defined channels, floodwaters spread outs over a large area at a somewhat uniform
depth in what's called_____?
Ponding ——unit one page 12 - Correct Answers -In some flat areas, run ass collects in
depressions and cannot drain out, creating a _______effect.
Urban drainage - Correct Answers -A ________system comprises the ditches, storm
sewers, retention ponds, and other facilities constructed to storm runoff or carry it to a
receiving stream, lake or the ocean. Other man-made features in such a system
includes yards and swells that collect runoff and direct it to the sewers and ditches.
Man-made features or systems - Correct Answers -Urban drainage is created by
channels that have been built and pumps installed to mechanically move water pass the
levee often these _________systems do not have the capacity to handle heavy rains or
intent storms.
Closed basin Lakes, uncertain flow paths, dam brakes, ice jams and mudflows - Correct
Answers -The flooding types describe so far are the more common types found in the
United States there are many special local situations in which flooding or flood related
problems do not fit the national norm. What are the five special flood hazard's?
1-Lakes with no outlets, like the great Salt Lake, Utah, Devils Lake, North Dakota, and
the Salton Sea, California; 2-lakes with inadequate, regulated or elevated outlets, such
as the great lakes and many glacial lakes. - Correct Answers -What are the two types of
close basin lakes?
Alluvial fan - Correct Answers -An area at the base of the valley where the slope flattens
out, allowing the flood water to the crease and speed and spread out, dropping
sediment in rock over a fan shaped area. Unit one, page 13
1). Velocity of floodwaters and debris they carry 2). Sediment and debris deposited by
the floodwaters 3). The potential for the channel to move across the fan during the
flood. - Correct Answers -Alluvial Fan poses the hazards.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NFIP - Correct Answers -National Flood Insurance Program
This document can serve two purposes. - Correct Answers -1) a study guide to enhance
the knowledge abba skills of local officials Responsible for administering and enforcing
local floodplain management regulations. 2) It is also intends to broaden their
understanding a floodplain management strategies that can be applied at a local level
Hydrologic cycle - Correct Answers -The natural cycle that circulates water throughout
the environment to maintain an overall balance between water in the air, on the surface
and in the ground. Unit 1, Section A
Floodplain - Correct Answers -Any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood
waters from any source. Unit 1, Section A
Riverine, Coastal and Shallow flooding - Correct Answers -What are the 3 major
categories
At least 2 feet above the Highwater marks. Unit 10-4 - Correct Answers -High water
marks are very valuable records. They will help residence relate the last flood to the
regulatory protection level. For example, if the flood was estimated to be 2 feet below
the base flood, people can be told that if they were substantially damage, they will have
to elevate their home at least_________ the high water marks.
A permit is needed for each building that will be repaired by removing, altering or
replacing the roof, walls, sliding, wallboard, plaster, insulation, paneling, cabinets,
flooring, electrical system, plumbing, heating or air conditioning. These
repairs/reconstruction projects must meet your building code and flood protection
ordinance. Unit 10-7 - Correct Answers -As soon as possible after the flood, you should
contact your state NFIP coordinator and FEMA regional office to review reconstruction
regulatory requirements and to see if there are any new guideline documents. A permit
is needed for the following items.
Permits cannot be waived though your governing board may opt to waive permit fees.
Unit 10-7 - Correct Answers -After a flood event, local officials will be rushing to get
,everybody back in their homes, and even try to bypass permitting. During a state of
emergency can permit to be waived?
Flood - Correct Answers -Sometimes the hydrologic cycle gets out of balance, sending
more water to an area than it can normally handle. The resulting is a______?
Watershed - Correct Answers -An area that drains into a lake, stream or other body of
water. Unit 1, Section A.
Channels - Correct Answers -Defined landforms that carry water. They may be called
rivers, creeks, streams or ditches. They can been wet all the time or dry most of the
time.
Riverine Flooding - Correct Answers -When a channel receive too much water, the
excess flows over its banks and into the adjacent floodplain. Flooding that occurs along
a channel is called_______?
Overbank Flooding - Correct Answers -The most common type of flooding in the United
States is called_________
Section 1 page 7.
Velocity - Correct Answers -The speed of moving water, that is measured in feet per
second
Units one and two - Correct Answers -To be introduced to the kinds of floods common
to communities in United States, concepts behind floodplain management and the NFIP
Unit Three - Correct Answers -In this unit you will learn about the various types of flood
data needed to administer a floodplain management program.
Unit Four - Correct Answers -In this unit discusses how to use data provided in NFIP
studies and maps
flash flooding - Correct Answers -A flood that develops in a very short time. It is usually
caused by intense and heavy rain
Coastal flooding - Correct Answers -Development along the coast line, Gulf of Mexico,
in large lakes are exposed to two types of flooding in riverine areas. Coastal storms and
coastal erosions.
Tsunamis - Correct Answers -The Pacific and Caribbean coast face three problems
Coastal storm, coastal erosion and _____
Nor'easter - Correct Answers -Hurricanes and severe storms cause most coastal
flooding. These include, "_____"which are severe storms on the Atlantic coast with
winds out of the north east.
,Storm surge - Correct Answers -Persistent Highwinds and changes in the air pressure
push water towards the shore, causing a ________ which can raise the level of a large
body of water by several feet. Waves can be highly destructive as they move inland,
battering structures in their path.
Protection of inland development - Correct Answers -Wind and waves shape sand
dunes, blocks and barrier islands. Because these landforms provide natural buffers from
the effects of a storm, their preservation is important to this?
Accrete - Correct Answers -To build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature
or human actions. Unit one, section 8.
Appendix D - Correct Answers -Keywords and phrases appear with underlines and they
are listed in the glossary in___________
Emergency management Institute - Correct Answers -This study guide and desk
reference is based on a home study course that was developed through FEMA's
"E.M.I." dated March 1998. what does EMI stand for?
Flash Flooding - Correct Answers -What type of flooding ranked first as the cause of
flood related deaths in United States.?
Thalweg - Correct Answers -The bottom of a river channel. Unit one, section A
Meander - Correct Answers -A curve in a river. Unit one, section A
Riverine erosion - Correct Answers -Properties on the outside of curves face a double
threat of inundation and undercutting from ________ during floods. What kind of
erosion?
Coastal erosion - Correct Answers -Long-term __________Is another natural process
that shapes shorelines. It is a complex process that involves natural and human-
induced factors. The natural factors include sand sources, sand size and density,
changes in water level, and the affects of waves, currents, tide and wind. These factors
determine whether a shoreline will recede or accrete.
15 feet - Correct Answers -Another hazard along the coast is a tsunami, a large wave
often called a "tidal" wave even though tides and tsunami's are not related. Caused by
an underwater earthquake or volcano, a tsunami is a pressure wave that can raise
water levels as much as______
True— unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -True or false? Tsunamis usually occur in
the Pacific ocean, but They have caused floods in the Caribbean. Because they can
happen on a clear day and are not related to storms, they can catch many people
unaware.
, True unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -True or false?
Lake shores can flood in ways similar to ocean coast. Along the Great Lakes, severe
storms came produce waves and cause shoreline erosion. FEMA is starting to map
Great Lakes flooding with the same techniques it uses for ocean coastal flooding.
Sheet flow, ponding and urban drainage. - Correct Answers -Shallow flooding occurs in
flat areas where a lack of channels means water cannot drain away easily. Shallow
flood problems fall into three categories. What are those three categories.
Sheet flow Unit one page 11 - Correct Answers -Where there are inadequate or no
defined channels, floodwaters spread outs over a large area at a somewhat uniform
depth in what's called_____?
Ponding ——unit one page 12 - Correct Answers -In some flat areas, run ass collects in
depressions and cannot drain out, creating a _______effect.
Urban drainage - Correct Answers -A ________system comprises the ditches, storm
sewers, retention ponds, and other facilities constructed to storm runoff or carry it to a
receiving stream, lake or the ocean. Other man-made features in such a system
includes yards and swells that collect runoff and direct it to the sewers and ditches.
Man-made features or systems - Correct Answers -Urban drainage is created by
channels that have been built and pumps installed to mechanically move water pass the
levee often these _________systems do not have the capacity to handle heavy rains or
intent storms.
Closed basin Lakes, uncertain flow paths, dam brakes, ice jams and mudflows - Correct
Answers -The flooding types describe so far are the more common types found in the
United States there are many special local situations in which flooding or flood related
problems do not fit the national norm. What are the five special flood hazard's?
1-Lakes with no outlets, like the great Salt Lake, Utah, Devils Lake, North Dakota, and
the Salton Sea, California; 2-lakes with inadequate, regulated or elevated outlets, such
as the great lakes and many glacial lakes. - Correct Answers -What are the two types of
close basin lakes?
Alluvial fan - Correct Answers -An area at the base of the valley where the slope flattens
out, allowing the flood water to the crease and speed and spread out, dropping
sediment in rock over a fan shaped area. Unit one, page 13
1). Velocity of floodwaters and debris they carry 2). Sediment and debris deposited by
the floodwaters 3). The potential for the channel to move across the fan during the
flood. - Correct Answers -Alluvial Fan poses the hazards.
