Chapter 10: Legal Descriptions Flashcards

1
Q

The four methods used to legally describe property are:

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
A

Monuments method
Surveyor’s or metes and bounds method
Government survey method
Plat or lot and block method

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2
Q

This method is the oldest but least accurate method of land description.

A

Monuments method

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3
Q

_____ are measurements of distance and _____ are compass directions.

A

metes

bounds

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4
Q

The survey method begins by giving directions from a ______ to the ______, at the edge of the property.

A

monument

Point of Beginning (POB)

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5
Q

When a survey returns to the point of beginning, it’s called a _____.

A

closing

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6
Q

According to the metes and bounds method, N 45° E is opposite what?

A

S 45° W

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7
Q

The rectangular method and grid method are synonymous with the _____ method

A

government survey

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8
Q

In the government survey method, the point of beginning (POB) is in ______.

A

Tallahassee

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9
Q

The main east/west line in the government survey method originating in Tallahassee is the ______.

A

Tallahassee Baseline

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10
Q

The main north/south line in the government survey method originating in Tallahassee is the ______.

A

Tallahassee Principal Meridian

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11
Q

In the government survey method, the vertical lines every 6 miles are called _____ or _____.

A

ranges or meridians

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12
Q

In the government survey method, the horizontal lines every 6 miles are called _____, _____ or _____.

A

baselines, or township lines

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13
Q

In the government survey method, the areas between meridians lines are called.

A

ranges

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14
Q

In the government survey method, the areas between baselines are called.

A

tiers

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15
Q

A township is _____ mile(s) square and contains _____ square mile(s).

A

6

36

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16
Q

A township contains _____ sections.

A

36

17
Q

Section ______ is in the top-right corner of a township, and section _____ is in the bottom-right.

A

1

36

18
Q

The intersection of guide meridians and correction lines for the curvature of the earth form a 24-mile-square area called a _____.

A

check

19
Q

1 section = _____ acres

A

640

20
Q

1 section = ______ square mile(s)

A

1

21
Q

1 square mile = _____ acres

A

640

22
Q

1 acre contains _____ square feet

A

43,650

23
Q

1 mile is _____ feet long

A

5,280

24
Q

A check contains _____ townships.

A

16

25
Q

Correction lines are located every _____ miles north and south of the Tallahassee Baseline.

A

24

26
Q

All legal descriptions of properties described with the plat method are described by reference to the _____, block number, subdivision name, book number, and page number.

A

lot number

27
Q

Lot and block method = _____

A

Plat method

28
Q

Grid method = rectangular method = _____

A

government survey method

29
Q

The legal description: “The E 1/2 of the N 1/2 of Section 28, T19S, R10E. “ would be how many acres?

A

160