LEVEL 4 TERMS

Question 1

Benchmark

Answer 1

Permanent marker of known location and elevation above sea level as established by a government survey team.

Question 2

Block and lot system

Answer 2

A system of legal land description that identifies a piece of platted property by referring to the section, lot, and block numbers in a subdivision; aka recorded plat method.

Question 3

Datum

Answer 3

A designated base reference point to elevation used by surveyors to determine the elevations of land or property in an area.

Question 4

Legal description

Answer 4

A description of a property that is distinct and precise enough to distinguish it from all other properties.

Question 5

Metes and bounds

Answer 5

A land survey process in which a licensed
land surveyor starts at a readily identifiable point of beginning and defines the boundaries of a property in terms of distances and compass directions, finally returning to the point of beginning.

Question 6

Monument

Answer 6

A fixed landmark, whether natural or human made, used as a reference point in a metes and bounds legal description.

Question 7

Plat

Answer 7

A map indicating the locations and dimensions in a block and lot system.

Question 8

Point of beginning(POB)

Answer 8

The starting point for a metes and bounds legal description.

Question 9

Survey

Answer 9

The process and physical product of finding and measuring the boundaries of a piece of real estate, including the location of improvements,encroachments,and easements.

Question 10

Acre

Answer 10

A measurement of land equal to 43,560 sq ft.

Question 11

Baseline

Answer 11

A parallel used in reference to a meridian to identify ranges, tiers, and townships in the rectangular survey method

Question 12

Government survey system

Answer 12

A system of legal land description that uses the global lines of longitude and latitude to create a surveyed grid of meridians, baselines, townships, and ranges to describe a piece of land; aka TGE RECTANGULAR SURVEY SYSTEM

Question 13

Meridian

Answer 13

An imaginary line of longitude used to identify a certain area of the earth’s surface along a north-south direction.

Question 14

Parallel

Answer 14

A line of latitude.

Question 15

Principal meridian

Answer 15

A meridian used in reference to a baseline to identify ranges, tiers, and townships in the rectangular survey method of land description.

Question 16

Range

Answer 16

The area if land between two consecutive range lines.

Question 17

Section

Answer 17

One of 36 equal square miles in a township.

Question 18

Square foot

Answer 18

A unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side.

Question 19

Tier

Answer 19

The area of land between two consucutive baselines.

Question 20

Township

Answer 20

A square area of land with sides of six miles each, consisting of 36 square- mile sections and identified in reference to a meridian and baseline in the rectangular survey system.

Question 21

Area

Answer 21

Length x width

Question 22

How many feet are in 1 yard?

Answer 22

3 ft

Question 23

How many feet are in 1 mile?

Answer 23

5,280 feet

Question 24

How many sq ft in 1 yard?

Answer 24

9 sq ft

Question 25

How many sq ft in 1 acre?

Answer 25

43,560 sq ft

Question 26

How many acres in 1 sq mile?

Answer 26

640 acres

Question 27

Public-Land Use Control

Answer 27

Government-issued land-use controls such as zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations l, and building codes.

Question 28

Private-land use control

Answer 28

Are put into place by non-governmental entities, such as real estate developers- most commonly these come in the form of deed restrictions.