Level 4: Rectangular Survey System

Question 1

Meridians and Parallels Visual Aid

Question 2

Meridians

Answer 2

Longitude lines, run north to south

Question 3

Parallels

Answer 3

Latitude lines, run east to west

Question 4

Rectangular Survey System Ranges Visual Aid

Question 5

Rectangular Survey System: Range Lines

Answer 5

run parallel to the principal meridian, running north and south, spaced six miles apart from one another, the area of land between two consecutive range lines are called ranges

Question 6

Rectangular Survey System Tiers Visual Aid

Question 7

Rectangular Survey System: Township Lines

Answer 7

run west and east, parallel to the baseline, are six miles apart from one another, the areas of land that township lines create are called tiers

Question 8

Rectangular Survey System Township Visual Aid

Question 9

Rectangular Survey System: Township

Answer 9

when a six-mile range intersects with a six-mile tier, you get a 36-square-mile area called a township

Question 10

Township Numbering Visual Aid 1

Question 11

Township Numbering Visual Aid 2

Question 12

Township Numbering Visual Aid 3

Question 13

Sections of a Township Visual Aid

Question 14

Dividing Sections Visual Aid 1

Question 15

Dividing Sections Visual Aid 2

Question 16

Rectangular Survey System Measurements Visual Aid