Chapter 10: Legal Descriptions (FITB)

Question 1

The most accurate method of legally describing property is the ____ ____ ____ method.

Answer 1

metes and bounds

Question 2

The oldest and least accurate method of legally describing property is the ____ method.

Answer 2

monuments

Question 3

The initial reference point in a metes and bounds legal description is the ____, then the ____ ____ ____.

Answer 3

monument, then the point of beginning

Question 4

If a metes and bounds description returns exactly to the original starting point, it is called a ____.

Answer 4

closing

Question 5

The area of land lying between a line running east and west and a line lying either north or south and running parallel to it is called a ____.

Answer 5

tier

Question 6

A township is ____ miles square and contains ____ square miles.

Answer 6

6, 36

Question 7

A section is ____ mile square and contains ____ square mile.

Answer 7

1, 1

Question 8

There are ____ square feed in an acre.

Answer 8

43,560

Question 9

There are ____ feet in a mile.

Answer 9

5,280

Question 10

There are ____ acres in a section.

Answer 10

640

Question 11

The area of land running north and south formed by two meridians is called a ____.

Answer 11

range

Question 12

The rectangular survey system of property identification begins at a point in ____.

Answer 12

Tallahassee

Question 13

Properties located in subdivided areas are usually described using the ____ method.

Answer 13

plat

Question 14

A township identified as T25S, R18E would like ____ of T24S, R18E.

Answer 14

south

Question 15

Section 13 is ____ of Section 12.

Answer 15

south