Survey Systems Flashcards
Oldest method of determining property is ________________________?
-Dates back to Colonial Days
Metes-and-Bounds
In the Metes-and-Bounds method, means distance?
Metes
In the Metes-and-Bounds method, means direction?
Bounds
The reference point in the Metes-and-Bounds method?
Point of Beginning (POB)
In the Metes-and-Bounds method, Bounds description ends at the beginning point or _____________________?
Terminus
Used in the Metes-and-Bounds method as fixed objects to establish boundaries?
Monuments
Survey Method using compass bearings and movements described in degrees, minutes, & seconds.
Metes-and-Bounds
43,560 square feet
1 Acre
5,280 linear feet
1 Mile
Ranges and Lines are _____ miles apart?
6
6 miles x 6 miles or 36 square miles
Township
36 square miles & has 36 sections
Township
1 mile x 1 mile (1 square mile)
640 Acres
640 Acres (1 mile x 1 mile or 1 square mile)
Section
Government survey system uses a north-south primary reference line called the ____________________?
Principal Meridian
In the government survey system, the east-west directional, intersecting line is ___________________?
Base
In Florida, the principal meridian & base lines run through the center of what city?
Tallahassee
Runs north- south every 6 miles to the west and east of principal meridian.
Range Lines
North-south 6 mile wide strip of land formed between 2 range lines.
Range
Run east-west every 6 miles to the north & the south of the base line.
Township lines
East-west strip of land formed by 2 township lines is a ______________ or a __________________.
Tier or Township
Every 4th township line is used as a ______________________, in which the range lines are measured & corrected to a full 6 miles. Corrects imperfect placements of lines within the system by surveyors.
Correction line
Contains 16 Townships
Check
Recorded plat method is also known as the _____________________?
Lot and block survey method
