Chapter 10: Legal Descriptions Flashcards
The four methods used to legally describe property are:
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
Monuments method
Surveyor’s or metes and bounds method
Government survey method
Plat or lot and block method
This method is the oldest but least accurate method of land description.
Monuments method
_____ are measurements of distance and _____ are compass directions.
metes
bounds
The survey method begins by giving directions from a ______ to the ______, at the edge of the property.
monument
Point of Beginning (POB)
When a survey returns to the point of beginning, it’s called a _____.
closing
According to the metes and bounds method, N 45° E is opposite what?
S 45° W
The rectangular method and grid method are synonymous with the _____ method
government survey
In the government survey method, the point of beginning (POB) is in ______.
Tallahassee
The main east/west line in the government survey method originating in Tallahassee is the ______.
Tallahassee Baseline
The main north/south line in the government survey method originating in Tallahassee is the ______.
Tallahassee Principal Meridian
In the government survey method, the vertical lines every 6 miles are called _____ or _____.
ranges or meridians
In the government survey method, the horizontal lines every 6 miles are called _____, _____ or _____.
baselines, or township lines
In the government survey method, the areas between meridians lines are called.
ranges
In the government survey method, the areas between baselines are called.
tiers
A township is _____ mile(s) square and contains _____ square mile(s).
6
36
A township contains _____ sections.
36
Section ______ is in the top-right corner of a township, and section _____ is in the bottom-right.
1
36
The intersection of guide meridians and correction lines for the curvature of the earth form a 24-mile-square area called a _____.
check
1 section = _____ acres
640
1 section = ______ square mile(s)
1
1 square mile = _____ acres
640
1 acre contains _____ square feet
43,650
1 mile is _____ feet long
5,280
A check contains _____ townships.
16
Correction lines are located every _____ miles north and south of the Tallahassee Baseline.
24
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.
lot number
Lot and block method = _____
Plat method
Grid method = rectangular method = _____
government survey method
The legal description: “The E 1/2 of the N 1/2 of Section 28, T19S, R10E. “ would be how many acres?
160
