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Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the three most
common types of flooding?
Flash Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER. Which type of flooding has accounted for the
most flood-related deaths?
Meander - CORRECT ANSWER. A curve or turn in a river channel?
Storm Surge - CORRECT ANSWER. What is the major cause in coastal flooding?
Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - CORRECT ANSWER. What causes a
tsunami?
1. Closed Basin Lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows - CORRECT ANSWER. List the five types of special flood hazards
covered in FEMA 480.
Recreational benefits, scientific and historical benefits, Ecosystem benefits, and they
protect communities from flooding. - CORRECT ANSWER. List three benefits that a
floodplain contributes to your community
1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of the flooding
,2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding - CORRECT
ANSWER. What two problems result from floodplain development?
It can accelerate flooding on properties at the end of the wall - CORRECT ANSWER.
What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from
flooding or erosion?
1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Hydrostatic forces
3. Soaking
4. Debris impact
5. Sediment and contaminants - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the 5 main causes of
flood damage?
3 - CORRECT ANSWER. Standing water as little as
feet deep can collapse the walls of a frame house.
Disruption of public utilities, Electrocution, contamination of water supplies, fire, dirty
ponds, mold, contaminated air ducts, mental health problems - CORRECT ANSWER.
What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Structural flood control projects - CORRECT ANSWER. Prior to the 1960's what
was the primary way to reduce flood losses?
A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nations floodplains.
- CORRECT ANSWER. What is the unified national program for floodplain managements
definition of floodplain management?
1. To reduce the loss of life, disruption, and damage caused by floods
2. To preserve and restore the natural resources and functions of floodplains -
CORRECT ANSWER. What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
1. Hilly areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Areas downstream of dams or subject to ice jams - CORRECT ANSWER. What areas
are conducive to flash flooding?
No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut structures. -
CORRECT ANSWER. Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Where storm water runoff collects in depressions and cannot drain out. - CORRECT
ANSWER. What is ponding?
Filling reduces the floodplains ability to store excess water, sending more water
downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels. - CORRECT ANSWER. What
does filling in a floodplain do?
, Yes, it may remove a natural barrier that protects inland properties - CORRECT
ANSWER. Does moving sand and sand dunes affect flooding?
Moving, Standing - CORRECT ANSWER. Hydrodynamic forces are caused by water
and hydrostatic forces are caused by water.
Wood, gypsum board, furniture and upholstery, carpeting, mattresses, books, electrical
appliances, gas engines - CORRECT ANSWER. List three materials or house hold
items that are particularly susceptible to flood damage by soaking.
1. Regulations to prohibit development in high-hazard areas
2. Building codes requiring flood resistant construction for new buildings in flood prone
areas
3. Acquisition and relocation of buildings in high hazard areas
4. Modifying or retrofitting existing buildings
5. Installing flood warning systems
6. Controlling storm water runoff
7. Provide self-help advice to property owners - CORRECT ANSWER. What are
examples of non-structural flood protection measures
1. Modify human susceptibility to flood damage
2. Modify the impact of flooding
3. Modify flooding itself
4. Preserve and restore natural resources - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the
Unified National Program for Floodplain Managements four main floodplain
management strategies?
The National Flood Insurance Act created the National Flood Insurance Program to:
1. Transfer the costs of private property flood losses from the taxpayers to floodplain
property owners through the flood insurance premiums.
2. Provide residents and property owners with financial aid after floods, especially
smaller floods that do not warrant federal disaster aid.
3. Guide development away from flood hazard areas.
4. Require that new and substantially improved buildings be constructed in ways that
would minimize or prevent damage in a flood. - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the
objectives of the NFIP?
1. Mapping
2. Insurance
3. Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the three basic parts of the NFIP?
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Riverine, Coastal, and Shallow Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the three most
common types of flooding?
Flash Flooding - CORRECT ANSWER. Which type of flooding has accounted for the
most flood-related deaths?
Meander - CORRECT ANSWER. A curve or turn in a river channel?
Storm Surge - CORRECT ANSWER. What is the major cause in coastal flooding?
Underwater earthquakes or volcanoes - CORRECT ANSWER. What causes a
tsunami?
1. Closed Basin Lakes
2. Uncertain flow paths
3. Dam breaks
4. Ice jams
5. Mudflows - CORRECT ANSWER. List the five types of special flood hazards
covered in FEMA 480.
Recreational benefits, scientific and historical benefits, Ecosystem benefits, and they
protect communities from flooding. - CORRECT ANSWER. List three benefits that a
floodplain contributes to your community
1. Development alters the floodplain and the dynamics of the flooding
,2. Buildings and infrastructure are damaged by periodic flooding - CORRECT
ANSWER. What two problems result from floodplain development?
It can accelerate flooding on properties at the end of the wall - CORRECT ANSWER.
What is one of the problems with constructing seawalls to protect buildings from
flooding or erosion?
1. Hydrodynamic forces
2. Hydrostatic forces
3. Soaking
4. Debris impact
5. Sediment and contaminants - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the 5 main causes of
flood damage?
3 - CORRECT ANSWER. Standing water as little as
feet deep can collapse the walls of a frame house.
Disruption of public utilities, Electrocution, contamination of water supplies, fire, dirty
ponds, mold, contaminated air ducts, mental health problems - CORRECT ANSWER.
What are some of the safety and health hazards that accompany floods?
Structural flood control projects - CORRECT ANSWER. Prior to the 1960's what
was the primary way to reduce flood losses?
A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nations floodplains.
- CORRECT ANSWER. What is the unified national program for floodplain managements
definition of floodplain management?
1. To reduce the loss of life, disruption, and damage caused by floods
2. To preserve and restore the natural resources and functions of floodplains -
CORRECT ANSWER. What are the two primary goals of floodplain management?
1. Hilly areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys
2. Urban areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces and storm sewers
3. Areas downstream of dams or subject to ice jams - CORRECT ANSWER. What areas
are conducive to flash flooding?
No. Riverine erosion can move stream channels and undercut structures. -
CORRECT ANSWER. Is erosion only a threat in coastal areas?
Where storm water runoff collects in depressions and cannot drain out. - CORRECT
ANSWER. What is ponding?
Filling reduces the floodplains ability to store excess water, sending more water
downstream and causing floods to rise to higher levels. - CORRECT ANSWER. What
does filling in a floodplain do?
, Yes, it may remove a natural barrier that protects inland properties - CORRECT
ANSWER. Does moving sand and sand dunes affect flooding?
Moving, Standing - CORRECT ANSWER. Hydrodynamic forces are caused by water
and hydrostatic forces are caused by water.
Wood, gypsum board, furniture and upholstery, carpeting, mattresses, books, electrical
appliances, gas engines - CORRECT ANSWER. List three materials or house hold
items that are particularly susceptible to flood damage by soaking.
1. Regulations to prohibit development in high-hazard areas
2. Building codes requiring flood resistant construction for new buildings in flood prone
areas
3. Acquisition and relocation of buildings in high hazard areas
4. Modifying or retrofitting existing buildings
5. Installing flood warning systems
6. Controlling storm water runoff
7. Provide self-help advice to property owners - CORRECT ANSWER. What are
examples of non-structural flood protection measures
1. Modify human susceptibility to flood damage
2. Modify the impact of flooding
3. Modify flooding itself
4. Preserve and restore natural resources - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the
Unified National Program for Floodplain Managements four main floodplain
management strategies?
The National Flood Insurance Act created the National Flood Insurance Program to:
1. Transfer the costs of private property flood losses from the taxpayers to floodplain
property owners through the flood insurance premiums.
2. Provide residents and property owners with financial aid after floods, especially
smaller floods that do not warrant federal disaster aid.
3. Guide development away from flood hazard areas.
4. Require that new and substantially improved buildings be constructed in ways that
would minimize or prevent damage in a flood. - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the
objectives of the NFIP?
1. Mapping
2. Insurance
3. Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER. What are the three basic parts of the NFIP?
