Section 10 TF Quiz

Question 1

When the government began dividing land by the government survey system, they ended up with areas of land which were less than an aliquot part (a fractional piece of a section) that frequently boarded water. This sub part of a section was designated by a number, for example, Lot 3 and is called a Check.

Answer 1

A. True
[A] B. False

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[Section 10B, Slide 130]

Question 2

The lot and block survey method is also called the recorded plat method.

Answer 2

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10C, Slide 6]

Question 3

Surveys rely on a point of beginning, monuments, and an ending point known as the terminus.

Answer 3

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10C, Slide 43]

Question 4

Every fourth township line is used as a correction line in which the placement of the range lines are measured and corrected to a full six miles.

Answer 4

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10B, Slide 42]

Question 5

Surveys are utilized to Locate Property, Resolve Boundary Disputes, Resolve Encroachment Disputes, Verify Information for a Sale and Purchase, and to Divide Property into Smaller Parcels.

Answer 5

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10C, Slide 50]

Question 6

Property can also be identified through an assessor’s parcel number, referred to as PID, which is used to aid in the collection of federal tax.

Answer 6

A. True
[A] B. False

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[Section 10C, Slide 22]

Question 7

The point of beginning in a metes and bounds survey is always either North or South.

Answer 7

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10A, Slide 58]

Question 8

The section located north of section 5 is section 35.

Answer 8

A. True
[A] B. False

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[Section 10B, Slide 85]

Question 9

In Florida, the principal meridian and base lines run through the center of Orlando.

Answer 9

A. True
[A] B. False

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[Section 10B, Slide 14]

Question 10

If one section is one mile by one mile, then we also know that each section is actually 5,280 linear feet by 5,280 linear feet.

Answer 10

[A] A. True
B. False

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[Section 10B, Slide 107]