cp 6 Flashcards
is an exact description of a location of real estate that ill be accepted by a court
legal description
what are the three ways to describing real estate
metes and bounds
rectangle survey
plats of survey
list the compass brings used to describe the boundary lines
degree
minutes
seconds
list the components of metes and bounds description
point of beginning, direction and distance
what are the problems with using monuments in legal description
they can be destroyed and can be hard to find
fixed objects used to establish boundaries in a legal description
monuments
the starting and ending point in metes and bounds
beginning point
an exact way of describing the location of real estate
legal description
a method of describing real estate that used distances and direction
metes and bounds
lines referenced from monuments
boundary lines
another name for rectangle survey system
government survey system and geodetic survey system
what are the four types of line in rectangle survey
principle meridian, baseline, range lines, township lines
what lines run north and south in rectangle survey?
principle meridian and range lines
which lines run east to west in rectangle survey
baseline and township lines
how many principle meridians lines are there?
36
distance between township lines and range lines
6 miles
number of squares in a township
36
how many acres in a square mile
43560
every fourth township line is called a
correction line
every fourth range line is called
guide meridian
each township section contain
1 square mile 640 acres
lines used to compensate for the curvature of the earth
correction lines
a system of describing real estate by using sets of intersecting lines
rectangular survey
areas that are not full quarter sections
government lots
a system that is used in urban areas when land is subdivided into number lots, blocks and tracts
plat of survey
when a survey shows the location and size of building on the property it is called
spot survey
a level surface from which elections are measured
datum
markers placed to indicate the election above sea level
benchmark
how many feet in a mile
5280
