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1
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Sections are ___ than townships

A

Smaller

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A ___ is a detailed way of describing a parcel of land for documents such as deeds and mortgages that will be accepted by a court.

A

Legal description

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3
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Townships reference which type of legal description?

A

Rectangular survey

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Base lines reference which type of legal description?

A

Rectangular survey

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5
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Lot and blocks are part of which legal description?

A

Plat of survey

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Sections reference which type of legal description

A

Rectangular survey

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7
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Monuments refer to which legal description

A

Metes and bounds

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8
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Correction line refers to which legal description?

A

Rectangular survey

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9
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Point of beginning refers to which type of legal description?

A

Metes and bounds

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10
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Competent real estate brokers should be able to draft or alter legal descriptions as necessary. True or false?

A

False

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11
Q

An incorrectly worded legal description in a sales contract may result in…

A

Conveyance of more or less land than intended

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12
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A datum is found by a surveyor’s reference to ___.

A

benchmarks

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13
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A(n) ___ is found by a surveyor’s reference to benchmarks.

A

datum

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14
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Air lots, condominium descriptions, and other vertical measurements may be computed from the US Geological Survey ___..

A

datum

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15
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6 acres of prime undeveloped property are sold for $2.25 per square foot. How much did the buyer pay?

A

$588,060

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16
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Which township section is directly north of section 7?

A

section 6

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17
Q

1/2 mile by 1/2 mile most accurately thescribes the dimensions of a(n) ___ section.

A

Quarter

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18
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A buyer is willing to pay $1,200 per acre for the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of section 11. How much will the buyer pay for the land?

A

$12,000

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19
Q

How many acres are in a farm that is a quarter section?

A

160 acres

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20
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How many acres are contained in a parcel described as: The NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, and the S 1/2 if the NW 1/4 and the NE 1/4 of Section 10?

A

280 acres

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21
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What are the basic units of the rectangular survey system?

22
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A(n) ___ description is required in a rectangular survey system description when a tract is too small to be described by quarter-sections

A

Metes and bounds

23
Q

A metes and bounds description is required in a rectangular survey system description when…

A

A tract is too small to be described by quarter sections

24
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Beginning at a point on the sotherly side of Smith Street, 200 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Smith Street and the easterly side of Johnson Street, then east 200 feet, then south 100 feet, then west 200 feet, then north 100 feet to the POB. What is the square footage for this property described by the metes and bounds method?

A

20,000 square feet

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The end of a metes and bounds land description is always the ___.
Point of beginning
26
The lot and block system starts with the preparation of a(n) ___.
Subdivision plat
27
In describing real estate, the system that uses feet, degrees, and natural and artificial markers as monuments is ___
metes and bounds
28
In the rectangular survey, which square is section 36?
Bottom right corner
29
In the rectangular survey, which square is section 1?
Top right corner
30
In the rectangular survey, which square is section 6?
Top left corner
31
In the rectangular survey, which square is section 31?
Bottom left corner
32
In the rectangular survey, how many sections?
36
33
A buyer purchased a one acre parcel for $2.15 per square foot. What is the selling price of the parcel?
$93,654
34
The legal description "The NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 6, Township 4 North, Range 7 West" is defective because there is no reference to a(n) ___.
Principal meridian
35
To keep the principal meridian and range lines as near to 6 miles apart as possible, a correction called a(n) ___ is made.
Government Check
36
How large is a government check?
24 miles square
37
Fractional sections in the rectangular survey system along the northern or western borders of a check that are less than a quarter section in area are called ___.
Government lots
38
A woman purchased 4.5 acres of land for $78,400. A man who owns adjoining property wants to purchase a strip of the woman's land measuring 150 feet by 100 feet. What should this strip cost the man if the woman sells it for the same price per square foot she originally paid for the property?
$6,000
39
A property contains 10 acres. How many lots of not less than 50 feet by 100 feet can be subdivided from the property if 26,000 square feet are dedicated for roads?
81
40
A parcel of land is 400 feet by 640 feet. The parcel is cut in half diagonally by a stream. How many acres are there in each half of the parcel?
2.94
41
In Illinois, legal descriptions of land are usually based on the ___.
Rectangular survey system
42
Land in the northwest corner of Illinois is described with reference to which principal meridian?
Fourth
43
How many acres are in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 and the W1/2 of the SW1/4 of Section 20?
120
44
Use this link for reference: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/00/59/Fig9_11PlatMapPrarie2.jpg "Beginning at the intersection of the east line of Daley Boulevard and the south line of Lincoln Lane and running south along the east line of Daley Boulevard a distance of 230 feet; then easterly parallel to the north line of Water Tower Road a distance of 195 feet; then northeasterly on a course of N22°E a distance of 135 feet and then northwesterly along the south line of Lincoln Lane to the point of beginning. Which lots are described based on this description?
Lots 1, 2, 3, and 15, block A
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Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b8/1e/Unit_9_Question_Figure.jpg Based on this picture, which letter is on section 1?
D
46
Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b8/1e/Unit_9_Question_Figure.jpg Based on this picture, C is which section?
6
47
Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b8/1e/Unit_9_Question_Figure.jpg Based on this picture, which section is directly below C?
7
48
Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b0/a6/Ch9_Q1_03.jpg Based on this picture, what is the acreage for the shaded parcel?
60
49
Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b8/1e/Unit_9_Question_Figure.jpg Based on this picture, A is on which section?
36
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Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/b8/1e/Unit_9_Question_Figure.jpg Based on this picture, where is section 36?
A
51
When surveying land, a surveyor refers to the principal meridian that is within...
the rectangular survey system area in which the surveyed land is located
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Use this link: https://static.kaplanlearn.com/assets/00/59/Fig9_11PlatMapPrarie2.jpg How many lots in this picture have easements?
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Unit 9: Legal Descriptions (2 decks)

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