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Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
Exam 2025 Version. Questions & Correct
Answers. Graded A
Accrete - ANS to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature
or human actions
Actual Cash Value - ANSThe replacement cost for a building, minus a
depreciation percentage based on age and condition.
Alluvial Fan - ANSAn 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 - ANSA change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an
area that was inadvertently included in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Approximate studies - ANSFlood 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.
Base Flood Depth - ANSA measurement of the base flood in feet above
ground, used for shallow flooding
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Base floodplain - ANSthe area of water and land inundated by the base
flood
Basement - ANSAny area of the building having its flood subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides
Basin - ANSAlso known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake,
stream or other body of water.
Bathymetry - ANSThe measurement of depths of water in the ocean or
lakes
Bench marks - ANSMonuments on the ground that show the elevation of
the spot above sea level. Also called Elevation Reference Marks.
Building - ANSA 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
Building Condition Survey - ANSA windshield survey conducted to obtain a
preliminary evaluation of the extent and severity of damage to buildings
after a disaster
CAP - ANSCommunity Assistance Program
CBRA - ANSThe coastal barrier resources Act which identified
undeveloped portions of coastal barriers
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Cfs - ANScubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are
measured (A cubic foot of water is about 7.5 gallons)
Channel - ANSGround features that carry water through and out of a
watershed
CLOMA - ANSConditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR - ANSConditional Letter Of Map Revision
Closed Basin Lake - ANSA lake that has either no outlet or relatively small
one, where rainfall or groundwater can cause the lake's level to ride faster
than it can drain
Coastal high hazard area - ANSthe part of the coastal floodplain extending
from offshore to the inland limit of the primary coastal dune along an open
coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms
and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base flood will generally be
three feet or more in height above the stillwater elevation
Community - ANSA city, county, township, Indian tribe, or authorized tribal
organization, Alaska Native village or authorized native organization, or
other local government with the statutory authority to adopt and enforce
floodplain regulations and participate in the NFIP
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Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
Exam 2025 Version. Questions & Correct
Answers. Graded A
Accrete - ANS to build up a shoreline by depositing sand, either by nature
or human actions
Actual Cash Value - ANSThe replacement cost for a building, minus a
depreciation percentage based on age and condition.
Alluvial Fan - ANSAn 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 - ANSA change to a FEMA floodplain map that removes an
area that was inadvertently included in the Special Flood Hazard Area
Approximate studies - ANSFlood 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.
Base Flood Depth - ANSA measurement of the base flood in feet above
ground, used for shallow flooding
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Base floodplain - ANSthe area of water and land inundated by the base
flood
Basement - ANSAny area of the building having its flood subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides
Basin - ANSAlso known as a Watershed, an area that drains into a lake,
stream or other body of water.
Bathymetry - ANSThe measurement of depths of water in the ocean or
lakes
Bench marks - ANSMonuments on the ground that show the elevation of
the spot above sea level. Also called Elevation Reference Marks.
Building - ANSA 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
Building Condition Survey - ANSA windshield survey conducted to obtain a
preliminary evaluation of the extent and severity of damage to buildings
after a disaster
CAP - ANSCommunity Assistance Program
CBRA - ANSThe coastal barrier resources Act which identified
undeveloped portions of coastal barriers
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Cfs - ANScubic feet per second, the unit by which discharges are
measured (A cubic foot of water is about 7.5 gallons)
Channel - ANSGround features that carry water through and out of a
watershed
CLOMA - ANSConditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR - ANSConditional Letter Of Map Revision
Closed Basin Lake - ANSA lake that has either no outlet or relatively small
one, where rainfall or groundwater can cause the lake's level to ride faster
than it can drain
Coastal high hazard area - ANSthe part of the coastal floodplain extending
from offshore to the inland limit of the primary coastal dune along an open
coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms
and seismic sources. Wave heights during the base flood will generally be
three feet or more in height above the stillwater elevation
Community - ANSA city, county, township, Indian tribe, or authorized tribal
organization, Alaska Native village or authorized native organization, or
other local government with the statutory authority to adopt and enforce
floodplain regulations and participate in the NFIP
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