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What year did the US Congress pass the National Flood Insurance Act? - ANSWER1968 What did the National Flood Insurance Act create? - ANSWERNational Flood Insurance Program What is NFIP? - ANSWERNational Flood Insurance Program Flood event that has a 1% percent annual chance in any given year? - ANSWER100 year flood also known as the base flood Lands that are at risk of being inundated by the base Flood are called? - ANSWERSpecial Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) What is the acronym for ...

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Types of floodplains - ANSWERRiverine, coastal, and shallow Watershed - ANSWERarea that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. Channel - ANSWERGround features that carry water through and out of a watershed Riverine Flooding - ANSWERflooding that occurs along a channel Flash flooding - ANSWERflooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban areas where pavemen...

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Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam Questions With New Update Answers /Types of floodplains - AnswerRiverine, coastal, and shallow /.Watershed - Answerarea that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. /.Channel - AnswerGround features that carry water through and out of a watershed /.Riverine Flooding - Answerflooding that occurs along a channel /.Flash flooding - Answerflooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may c...

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Flood Insurance Vocabulary Questions and Answers 100% Solved Actual Cash Value (ACV) The cost to replace an insured item of property at the time of loss, less the value of physical depreciation. Base Flood The flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Base Flood Elevation (BFE) The elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Zones AE, AH, A1-A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1-V30, and VE that indicates the water surfa...

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CFM Home Study Questions and Answers 100% Solved True or False: A good floodplain management program must regulate construction outside of the floodplain to ensure that watershed development does not increase. True True or false: Most communities joined NFIP after the 1973 Flood Disaster Protection Act mandated the purchase of flood insurance as a condition of federal aid or federally-insured loans. True True or false: Flood insurance premiums can be lower for new buildings buil...

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CFM 10B-C Hazard Mitigation Questions and Answers 100% Solved What's a good definition of flood hazard mitigation? All actions that can be taken to reduce property damage and the threat to life and public health from flooding. What are the six basic strategies of flood hazard mitigation measures? 1) Prevention 2) Property protection 3) Natural resource protection 4) Emergency services 5) Structural projects 6) Public information What are some of the benefits of preparing...

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CFM Study Guide Units 1-10 combined Questions and Answers 100% Accurate Three most common types of floods Riverine, Costal and Shallow What is Stormwater Management Efforts that reduce the impact of increased runoff that results from new development in the watershed What are the objectives of a building condition survey To determine if a building is so dangerous it should not be entered; To determine which buildings will need a floodplain development permit What are thre...

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Floodplain Management (Exam 4) Questions and Answers 100% Solved Floodplain any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any source Floodplain management A decision making process that aims to achieve wise use of the nation's floodplain (FEMA) 11 How many named systems strike the Atlantic basin a year (on average)? coastal/tidal what type of flooding occurs due to hurricanes or other major storms? Riverine/backwater Flooding caused by exce...

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New NFIP Notes Questions and Answers 100% Accurate What type of flooding has caused the most deaths? Flash Coastal erosion can be aggravated by human development Which of the following are beneficial functions provided by floodplains? Reduction in the flood laws Recharging of drinking water supplies Recreation and aesthetic benefits Unregulated development in a floodplain can increase flood heights upstream increase flood heights downstream increase flood velocities...

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Floodplain Management Requirements Questions and Answers Name five reasons people live near water transportation, water supply, water power, fertile soils, aesthetic and recreation hydrologic cycle Circulation of water throughout the environment Flood The hydrologic cycle getting out of balance Three categories of flood Riverine flooding Coastal flooding Shallow flooding Watershed Area that drains into a lake, steam, or other body of water Two other nam...

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CFM 1B - Floodplain Development Questions and Answers Graded A+ How many households are there in floodplains in the US? 8-10 million Two problems that result from floodplain development 1) Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of flooding. 2) Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding. Five main causes of flood damage 1) Hydrodynamic forces 2) Debris impact 3) Hydrostatic forces 4) Soaking 5) Sediment and contaminants Hydrodynamic for...

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CFM Exam Questions with Complete Solutions D Floodplain management may be defined as the full range of public and private polices and actions to: A: Promote wise use of floodplains B: Reduce flood loses C: Protect natural resources and functions of floodplains D: All of the above C The basic responsibility for regulating land use in flood hazard areas lies with: A: Army Corps of Engineers B: Federal Emergency Management Agency C: Local Governments D: All of the above B ...

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Floodplain Management 101 Questions and Answers Fully Solved 4 major functions of a floodplain 1. temporarily store flood waters 2. slow down water 3. filter sediments 4. support natural vegetation Coordinating office for NFIP in texas? Texas Water Development Board Prior to _____, flood control consisted mainly of __,___, and ____. 1968 Dams, waterway channeling, levees National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 Congress established NFIP- a nationwide effort to help comm...

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Floodplain Management Questions and Answers 100% Solved If a policy is in effect on the date the flood in progress begins, damage caused by the flood in progress is covered, subject to the terms of the SFIP. If a policy is effective after the date the flood is in progress, damage caused by the flood in progress most likely will not be covered. However, each NFIP claim is adjusted individually and the cause of any loss, and any applicable limitations or exclusion in the SFIP, is determined ...

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CFM Exam

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Certified Floodplain Managers Exam Terms

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CFM Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Solved Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding What are the three most common types of flooding? Flash Flooding Which type of flooding has accounted for the most flood-related deaths? Meander A curve or turn in a river channel? Storm Surge What is the major cause in coastal flooding? Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes What causes a tsunami? 1. Closed Basin Lakes 2. Uncertain flow paths 3. Dam breaks 4. Ice jams 5...

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Floodplain Management - Exam 1 (1-2) Questions and Answers 100% Solved Which one of the following is a flood according to the NFIP definition? A. A washing machine springs a leak flooding a home utility room B. Over a period of years, river erosion undermined a home foundation C. A city water main ruptures flooding several buildings in San Francisco D. A culvert plugged by debris and the ditch overflows flooding a home C. A city water main ruptures flooding several buildings in San Francis...

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