Chapter 4 Flashcards
The oldest system of land measurement in the U.S. is…?
Answer: Metes and bounds
Subdivisions are usually described by the…?
Answer: Lot and block system
The government survey system is hundreds of years old and is most commonly used in?
Answer: The western U.S.
If you see a map that has grid lines and the land is cut into squares, this would be …?
Answer: An example of a government survey
Baselines run ………. and …………, while meridians run ………… and …………?
Answer: east, west, north, south
A group of developers purchased a quarter-quarter section, which is 40 acres, and they want to subdivide it into smaller residential lots with appropriate streets, easements, and access. In order to have a plan laid out of their new subdivision, they need to hire…?
Answer: A licensed surveyor, who will lay out the details of the subdivision using blocks.
If we were to survey a property by beginning at the southwest corner and going 120 feet north, then turn at a 90-degree angle, heading east, and going 160 feet, then take another 90-degree angle, going south, for the next 120 feet, and a finally make a 90-degree turn, going west for 160 feet to the POB, we would have described …?
Answer: Property that is a 160 foot by 120-foot rectangle.
Jill’s buyers are reviewing the government survey of a large parcel of land and they see that it is described in squares laid out in grids. They are interested in the tract numbered 1, and they would find that on this grid in the …?
Answer: Top right corner
A survey can mean two things: one, the way land is measured and the area that is established, and two, …?
Answer: The actual blueprint showing the measurements, boundaries, and area.
A territorial subdivision is six miles long, six miles wide and contains ………… sections, which are each one-mile square.
Answer: 36
The government survey system uses baselines and principal meridians to …?
Answer: Find and describe the location of private or public property and establish township boundaries.
Surveying land depends on three basic things…?
Answer: distance, elevation, and angles
When land is divided into 36 tracts, with each of them being a mile square section, the six-mile by six-mile squares are called…?
Answer: Townships
Joe’s buyers received a copy of the title and land description of the property they are buying, and they noticed the street address was different than what was in the sales agreement. Joe told them…?
Answer: To check the legal description because that’s the most accurate way of identifying the property.
First-time buyers are reviewing their paperwork, which includes the sales contract, mortgage documents, deed, and the title information. They ask their real estate agent about the legal description, and she tells them…?
Answer: The legal description should be exactly the same on each of these documents.
