Land Descriptions

Question 1

What organization receives most of the benefit from proceeds of sale or lease of state trust land?

A: primary public schools in Arizona
B: Arizona House of Representatives
C: County government
D: Arizona Senate

Answer 1

A: primary public schools in Arizona

Question 2

Which Article of Arizona’s Constitution created the State Trust Land?

A: Article 32
B: Article 44
C: Article 26
D: Article 10

Answer 2

D: Article 10

Question 3

The W ½ of the W ½ of the E ½ of the E ½ of Section 19 is how many acres?

A: 20
B: 40
C: 80
D: 120

Answer 3

C: 80

Question 4

What is the distance in miles from the principal baseline from T5N R4E?

A: 30-36
B: 6-12
C: 24-30
D: 12-18

Answer 4

C: 24-30

Question 5

What type of legal description would a new residential sub-developer most likely use?

A: meets and bounds
B: lot and block
C: government rectangular
D: sections and townships

Answer 5

B: lot and block

Question 6

How many acres are there the government rectangular survey that consists of the SW 1/4 , NE 1/4, NW 1/4 of section 13, Blendon Township?

A: 10 acres
B: 80 acres
C: 20 acres
D: 40 acres

Answer 6

A: 10 acres

Question 7

A piece of land legally described as the north one-half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of a section of land, contains:

A: 20 acres
B: 80 acres
C: 40 acres
D: 10 acres

Answer 7

A: 20 acres

Question 8

There are how many standard sections in a township?

A: 36
B: none of these
C: 11
D: 25

Answer 8

D: 25

Question 9

Which type of description is inadequate for describing property in a deed?

A: metes and bounds description
B: house number
C: lot number
D: rectangular survey description

Answer 9

B: house number

Question 10

A description of an irregular piece of land based on permanently located landmarks (markers), distances and angles is:

A: township and range
B: fractional section
C: metes and bounds
D: recorded map

Answer 10

C: metes and bounds

Question 11

How many acres would be found in the following description? Go south 1200 feet, then west 1500 feet, then north 600 feet and back to the point of beginning:

A: 20 acres
B: 31 acres
C: 10 acres
D: 15 acres

Answer 11

B: 31 acres

Question 12

Markers and degrees are found in:

A: Lot and Block/ Plat Map
B: Government Rectangular Survey
C: Section Survey
D: Metes and Bounds

Answer 12

D: Metes and Bounds

Question 13

A legal description of property based on lines of longitude and latitude, townships, and sections is described as:

A: lot and block
B: government rectangular
C: recorded plat of subdivision
D: meets and bounds

Answer 13

B: government rectangular

Question 14

The distance around a quarter of section 16 in a specific township would be:

A: 1 mile
B: 12 miles
C: 6 miles
D: 2 miles

Answer 14

D: 2 miles

Question 15

Arizona State Trust Land is managed by the:

A: Arizona State Land Department
B: Arizona Department of Water Resources
C: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
D: Arizona Department of Real Estate

Answer 15

A: Arizona State Land Department

Question 16

How many townships are contained in a 24-mile square?

A: 36
B:6
C: 24
D: 16

Answer 16

D: 16

Question 17

The maximum number of fractional sections in a township:

A: 11
B: 22
C: 1
D: 6

Answer 17

A: 11

Question 18

A legal description of property based on lines of longitude and latitude, townships, and sections is described as:

A: Government rectangular
B: Lot and Block
C: Metes and Bounds
D: Recorded plat of subdivision

Answer 18

A: Government rectangular

Question 19

What type of legal description would a new residential sub-developer most likely use?

A: Government rectangular
B: Lot and Block
C: Metes and Bounds
D: Sections and townships

Answer 19

B: Lot and Block

Question 20

Land described by lots and blocks:

A: are described by reference to the recorded plat of a subdivision
B: are always surveyed under the US rectangular survey system
C: are guaranteed to be correct by the state
D: are always surveyed under the state coordinate system of survey

Answer 20

A: are described by reference to the recorded plat of a subdivision