CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

●● The base flood is a flood that has a ____________________ of
occurring in any year
Answer: 1% chance


●● The base flood is also called the ________ - year flood
Answer: 100-year


●● On NFIP maps, the 100-year floodplain is called the
Answer: Special Flood Hazard Area


●● BFE is the acronym for
Answer: base flood elevation


●● What are the components of a Flood Insurance Study?
Answer: -The FIS (Flood Insurance Study report) -The FIRM (Flood
Insurance Rate Map -The Flood Boundary and Floodway Map which is
included in studies prepared before 1986 (Since 1986, floodways are
shown on the FIRM)

, ●● A 100-year flood will occur only once every 100 years
Answer: False


●● A 100-year flood could occur two times in one year
Answer: True


●● The 100-year flood might not occur in a 200-year period
Answer: True


●● The base flood could occur two consecutive years in a row
Answer: True


●● For purposes of a riverine flood study, ________________ is the
study of the distribution and circulation of water in the environment, and
_____________ is the study of fluids in motion and how water will flow
through the channel
Answer: Hydrology, hydraulics


●● The rate at which runoff flows downstream is called the flood
______________
Answer: discharge