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Ch. 6 Legal Description Flashcards

1
Q

The horizontal line that runs east and west through Tallahassee is called:

A. Base line
B. Principal meridian
C. Tier
D. Range

A

A. Base line

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2
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Which method of legal description is most accurate?

A. Metes and Bounds
B. Lot and Block
C. Governmental survey system
D. Boundary method

A

A. Metes and Bounds

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3
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Which type of legal description method requires a point of beginning (POB)?

A. Metes and Bounds
B. Lot and Block
C. Governmental survey system
D. Boundary method

A

A. Metes and Bounds

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4
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When utilizing the government survey system, a strip of land 6 miles wide running in a north-south direction is called?

A. Township
B. Range
C. Section
D. Tier

A

B. Range

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5
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Which section number is directly north of section 7?

A. Section 14
B. Section 1
C. Section 21
D. Section 6

A

D. Section 6

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6
Q

How many acres are in each section?

A. 160
B. 360
C. 180
D. 640

A

D. 640

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7
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How many acres are contained in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 21?

A. 160
B. 80
C. 10
D. 40

A

C. 10

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8
Q

How many acres are contained in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the S1/2 of the SE 1/4?

A. 40
B. 120
C. 160
D. 5

A

B. 120

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9
Q

Parcels of land in a subdivision are usually described by which method?

A. Lot and block
B. Metes and bounds
C. Government survey
D. All of the above

A

A. Lot and block

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10
Q

Which county office responsible for assigning parcel I.D. number?

A. Tax collector
B. Property appraiser
C. Clerk of court
D. County commission

A

B. Property appraiser

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What is the name of the area of land 6 miles wide running north and south that is directly west of Tallahassee?

A. Range 1 West
B. Range 2 West
C. Township 1 West
D. Township2 West

A

A. Range 1 West

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What is the name of the township due west of tier 1 North, Range 1 East?

A. Tier 1 North, Range 1 West
B. Tier 1 North, Range 2 East
C. Tier 1 South, Range 1 West
D. Tier 1 South, Range 2 East

A

A. Tier 1 North, Range 1 West

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13
Q

What is the opposite direction of North 17 degrees East?

A. North 73 deg East
B. South 17 deg West
C. East 17 deg North
D. South 73 deg West

A

B. South 17 deg West

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14
Q

How are is a township?

A. 640 sq miles
B. 36 miles sq
C. 6 miles sq
D. `1 sq mile

A

C. 6 miles sq

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15
Q

Whats the name of the Range due east of Rang 17 West?

A. Range 17 East
B. Range 16 East
C. Range 18 West
D. Range 16 West

A

D. Range 16 West

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16
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Survey mark made which is permanently fixed in the ground, showing the height of that point in relation to sea level

A

Benchmark

17
Q

A 24 mile sq that created when guide meridian and a correction line intersect

A

Check

18
Q

A method of describing land developed by the U.S. government using surveying lines. the entire state of Florida is mapped out in a large checkerboard

A

Government survey system

19
Q

A method of geographically identifying a parcel of land, which is acceptable in a court of law

A

Legal description

20
Q

A common type of legal description used for single family properties located in subdivisions (recorded plat map)

A

Lot and Block

21
Q

An object used to establish boundaries (both natural and man made)

A

Monument

22
Q

The reference point that is the starting place for all metes and bounds legal description

A

Point of beginning

23
Q

The north and south line that runs through Tallahassee and is the starting place for all other meridian lines that help measure distances east and west throughout Florida

A

Principal Meridian

24
Q

A 1 mile square found within a township

A

Section

25
Q

The vertical lines 6 miles apart that border a range

A

Range line

26
Q

A 6 mile square area that is created when 2, 6 miles wide bands called townships (tiers) and ranges intersect

A

Township

27
Q

The horizontal strip of land 6 miles apart that border a township tier

A

Township line

28
Q

The horizontal strip of land 6 miles wide that runs east and west and helps determine distances north and south across Florida

A

Township or Tier

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