Real Estate Test Unit 5

Question 1

acre

Answer 1

43,560 sq ft, 4,840 sq yds, 4,047 sq meters, 160 sq rods, or 0.4047 hectares

Question 2

air lots

Answer 2

designated airspace over a piece of land. an air lot, like surface property, may be transferred

Question 3

base line

Answer 3

the main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description

Question 4

benchmarks

Answer 4

permanent reference marks or points established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation

Question 5

datum

Answer 5

a horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured

Question 6

legal description

Answer 6

a description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it

Question 7

lot and block (recorded plat) method

Answer 7

a method of describing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to lot and block numbers within a subdivision, as specified on a recorded subdivision plat

Question 8

meridian

Answer 8

one of a set of imaginary lines running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point, used in the rectangular (government) survey system of property description

Question 9

metes and bounds method

Answer 9

a method used to describe a parcel of land that begins at a well-marked point and follows the property’s boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the place of beginning

Question 10

monument

Answer 10

a fixed natural or artificial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description

Question 11

plat map

Answer 11

a map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties

Question 12

point of beginning (POB)

Answer 12

in a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel; all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel back to the point of beginning

Question 14

range

Answer 14

a strip of land six miles wide, extending north and south and numbered east and west according to its distance from the principal meridian in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description

Question 15

recorded plat

Answer 15

a map of a subdivision filed as a public record showing the location and boundaries of the individual parcels

Question 16

rectangular (government) survey system

Answer 16

a system established in 1785 by the federal government, providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines

Question 17

section

Answer 17

a portion of a township under the rectangular (government) survey system. A township is divided into 36 sections, numbered 1 through 36. a section is a square with mile-long sides and an area of one square mile, or 640 acres

Question 18

spot survey

Answer 18

a survey that shows the location, size, and shape of buildings on the lot, in addition to the lot’s legal description

Question 19

survey

Answer 19

the process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined; the on-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions, and position of a house on a lot, including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements

Question 20

tiers

Answer 20

strips of land that new six miles wide, extending east and west and numbered north and south according to their distance from the base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description

Question 21

township

Answer 21

the principal unit of the rectangular (government) survey system. a township is a 6 mile square of 36 square miles

Question 22

township lines

Answer 22

all the lines in a rectangular survey system that run east and west, parallel to the base line and 6 miles apart