Legal Descriptions

Question 0

According to the metes and bounds system Primary direction is…

Answer 0

Due north or Due south

Question 1

A complex legal description that is used to define location, size, shape of a specific plot of land.

Answer 1

Metes and Bounds System

Question 2

Degrees of deviation (secondary direction)

Answer 2

How far we deviate from Dude north or Due south

Question 3

1 YARD =

Answer 3

3 FEET

Question 4

1 SQUARE YARD=

Answer 4

9 SQUARE FEET

Question 5

1 ACRE=

Answer 5

43,560 SQUARE FEET

Question 6

1 MILE =

Answer 6

5,280 FEET

Question 7

1 SECTION =

Answer 7

640 ACRES

Question 8

Length X Width =

Answer 8

AREA

Question 9

AREA ➗LENGTH

Answer 9

WIDTH

Question 10

AREA

WIDTH T LEGNTH

Answer 10

T MATH

Question 11

SQUARE FEET CALCULATION

Answer 11

Convert yards to feet then multiply length by width

Question 12

WIDTH CALCULATION

Answer 12

Square feet divided by length

Question 13

CUBIC FEET CALCULATION

Answer 13

Length X Width X Depth

Cubic Feet ➗ 27 Cubic Feet = Cubic Yards

Question 14

LINEAR FEET

Answer 14

The total length in feet around the perimeter

Ex: a 20’ X 30’ (x2) Garden will take 100 linear feet of fencing

Question 15

FRONT FEET

Answer 15

The portion of the lot that faces the street. And measurement, the feet is always the first number. ( 65’ X 150’ lot; 65’ frontage.)

Question 16

SQUARE MILE=

Answer 16

640 ACRES

Question 17

Builders acre

Answer 17

And informal unit of measurement, usually 40,000 ft.² (not a legal acre)

Question 18

Pins

Answer 18

Rods driven into the ground to help mark property boundaries

Question 19

Lot and block system

Answer 19

A type of legal description used for platted property. (The description only states the properties lot number and block number in a particular subdivision.)

Question 20

1 Cubic yard =

Answer 20

27 cubic feet

Question 21

1 Rod =

Answer 21

16 1/2 feet