chapter 9 Flashcards
43,560 SQUARE FEET
ACRE
A SURVEY LINE RUNNING EAST AND WEST IN THE RECTANGULAR SURVEY LAND DESCRIPTION SYSTEM
BASE LINE
A REFERENCE USED BY SURVEYORS TO MEASURE ELEVATION
BENCHMARK
A SYSTEM OF DESCRIBING LAND WHICH IDENTIFIES THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND THE PERIMETER BOUNDARY
METES AND BOUNDS
5,280 FEET
MILE
NATURAL OR MAN-MADE SURFACE MARKERS USED TO IDENTIFY LOT BOUNDARIES OR CORNERS IN A METES-AND -BOUNDS LEGAL
MONUMENTS
USED IN THE LOT AND BLOCK METHOD OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF INDIVIDUAL LOTS
PLAT MAP
A SURVEY LINE RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH IN THE RECTANGULAR SURVEY LAND DESCRIPTION SYSTEM
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN
THE STARTING POINT IN A METES AND BOUNDS LEGAL DESCRIPTION
POINT OF BEGINNING
A STRIP OF LAND RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH, SIX MILES WIDE
RANGES