Section 10 Flashcards
There are three types of survey systems:
Metes-and-bounds
Government survey system
Lot and block description
also called the public land survey system or rectangular survey system
Government survey system
the primary reference line in the Metes-and-bounds system
North and South line through the circle
uses a primary reference line running north-south called the principal meridian and an east-west called base line
government survey system
1 square mile is ___ acres
640
A township is ___ square miles
36
A township is __ miles wide
6
The process of creating quadrants within sections creates
Aliquot part
Fractional pieces bordering water is a
government lot
This survey method is also called the recorded plat method and identifies specific parcels by lot number within a recorded block.
Lot and Block
The assessor’s parcel number, referred to as PID, is used to aid in the assessment of property for
tax collection
In Florida, the principal meridian and base lines run through the center of
Tallahassee
The lines running in an east-west direction are called
base lines
a marked point of known or assumed elevation from which other elevations may be established.
benchmark
contains 16 townships
check
a set of reference points used to locate places on the Earth
datum
relies on primary reference lines running in a north-south direction called the principal meridian and lines running in an east-west direction called base lines
government survey system
a method of describing the location of real estate that will be accepted by a court lot and block.
legal description
the oldest method of land description
metes and bounds
refers to distance
metes
refers to direction
bounds
Every Metes-and-Bounds description begins with a reference point called
point of beginning (POB)
fixed objects used to establish boundaries
monument
Surveys begin with reference point called a
point of beginning (POB)
Reference lines running in a north-south direction
principal meridian
run north-south every 6 miles
range lines
The north-south strip of land formed by two range lines is called a
range
Townships are divided into 36 _______ which are each 1 mile square or 1 mile by 1 mile or 1 square mile
sections
Surveys rely on a point of beginning, monuments, and an ending point known as the
terminus
The east-west strip of land formed by two township lines is called a tier or
township
