ASFPM CFM Exam Prep Questions
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_________ flooding has accounted for the most flood related deaths in recent
history. - -Flash
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-------- is the study of a watershed's behavior during and after a storm. -
-Hydrology
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A decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nation's
floodplains is _______. - -Floodplain Management
A developer proposes to place a structure 625' (0.12 miles) upstream from the
Martling Way Bridge adjacent to the Rocky River (Firm panel 38). Using the flood
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profiles, tell the developer how high the structure would have to be elevated to be
above the base flood elevation. Assume FEMA minimum freeboard. - -11'8"
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A project is projected in the flood fringe and the owner pland to divert the stream to
another course(same property) a ________ is issued by FEMA. - -LOMC
and/or LOMR
A SFHA with Sheet Flow is known as________? - ✅✅-AO
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A shallow flooding base floodplain with base flood elevations is known as _________
zone. - -an AH
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An "I" symbol is plotted 1,910 ft upstream of the confluence with the Rocky River on
Flood Profile 01P. What does this symbol represent? - -Foot Bridge
Areas behind recognized levees are designed as________? - ✅✅-Shaded Zone
Z/X
As a result of floodplain development,____________? - ✅✅-Infrastructures are
often damaged by flood
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At transect Line 1 (Atlantic Ocean) the maximum 100 year wave crest is. -
-14.2
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Based on the minimum NFIP standard, of the flood fringe were completely filled, the
base flood elevation could go up to______. - -1'
Building in the __________ is prohibited - ✅✅-Floodway
CBRA stands for ___________. - ✅✅-Coastal Barriers Resource Act
, CBRA________ building in coastal barriers - ✅✅-discourages
FEMA was started in______? - ✅✅-1979
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Flood insurance was first made available to home owners from the feds in_______. -
-1968 (NFIP was created)
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Floodways are shown along the _________toe of a levee on the FIRM. -
-Landslide
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How far is the Fox Croft Drive bridge from cross-section D on the Rocky River? -
-1975
How long is Cobb Brook? (a) on the FIRM map? (b) in the flood profile? - ✅✅-(a)
2300' (b) 2600'
How many cross-sections were surveyed for Cobb Brook? - ✅✅-3
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How many feet does one inch on flood county FIRM panel 38 represent? -
-500'
Hydrodynamic forces are caused by ___________ water. - ✅✅-Moving
Hydrostatic forces are caused by_________water. - ✅✅-Static
ICC is______? - ✅✅ -additional money from NFIP on top of the claim to bring the
structure into compliance
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If a regulatory requirement prohibits an owner from any use of his land, it is referred
to by the legal term_________. - -take or taking
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If a state requirement is more restrictive than the NFIP requirements, which set of
rules must a community follow? - -State
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in how many court cases have the NFIP regulations been overruled as
unconstitutional? - -0
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In riverine situation, the floodplain is divided into two separate parts for the floodplain
management purposes. These parts are the _______ and ________. - -Flood
Fringe and Floodway
In which FIRM zone is site A located? - ✅✅-X
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