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Unit 10: Legal Descriptions Flashcards

1
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A series of boundary lines on the earth’s surface.

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Legal Description

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The procedure used to measure and describe a specific tract of real property for the purpose of determining exact boundaries and the area contained therein.

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Survey

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True/False A survey of real property is a questionnaire about the property’s location.

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False. A survey is a drawing of a parcel of land showing its boundary lines and includes the legal description of the property.

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True/False To reduce errors and potential liability, real estate licensees should refer to a reliable document for a full and accurate legal description when inserting the legal description into sale contracts.

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True

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True/False The purpose of a legal description is to specify a particular parcel of land with sufficient detail so that it will be accepted by a court of law.

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True

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A method of legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions of the parcel. A metes-and-bounds description starts at the point of beginning and follows the boundaries of the land by compass direction and linear measurements and returns to the point of beginning.

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Metes-and-bounds Description

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The starting (and ending) place in a land survey using the metes-and-bounds method of property description.

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Point Of Beginning (POB)

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8
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Man-made or natural object used to establish boundaries of land.

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Monument

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True/False The opposite of N 15⁰ 25′ 20″ W is N 45⁰ 25′ 20″ E.

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False. The opposite of N 15⁰ 25′ 20″ W is S 15⁰ 25′ 20″ E. The number of degrees does not change, only the compass directions.

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10
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True/False In a metes-and-bound description, metes refers to distance.

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True

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True/False North 15 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds West is written in symbols as N 15⁰ 25′ 20″ W.

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True

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12
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A type of land description, developed by the federal government for subdividing lands using surveying lines.

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Government Survey System

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Imaginary lines running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government survey system.

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Principal Meridian

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Imaginary lines 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 government survey system.

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Base Line

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15
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In the government survey system of land description, a vertical strip of land six miles wide located between two consecutive submeridians or range lines.

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Range

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The east-west survey lines located every six miles north and south of the primary base line. Also called a subbaseline.

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Township Line

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17
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An east-west row of townships (as used in the government survey method of land description).

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Tier

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18
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A square tract of land measuring six miles on each side and including 36 sections (formed by the crossing of range and township lines).

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Township

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19
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True/False Range lines run north and south (vertical lines) six miles apart.

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True

20
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True/False Township T3S, R2E is located in the second tier south of the base line and the third range east of the principal meridian.

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False. Township T3S, R2E is located in the third tier south of the base line and the second range east of the principal meridian.

21
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True/False Each township measures 36 miles on each side.

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False. Each 36-square-mile township measures six miles on each side.

22
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One of the primary units of measurement in the government survey system of land description. A section is one mile square and contains 640 acres.

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Section

23
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True/False A check is a square six miles on each side.

A

False. A check is a square 24 miles on each side.

24
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True/False The section immediately south of Section 2 in a given township is Section 10.

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False. The section immediately south of Section 2 is Section 11.

25
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True/False A section contains 640 acres.

A

True

26
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True/False A property costs $26,136 per acre. Therefore, the property costs $0.75 per square foot.

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False. $26,136 ÷ 43,560 = $0.60 per square foot.

27
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True/False There are 130,680 square feet in 3 acres.

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True. 43,560 square feet × 3 acres = 130,680 square feet.

28
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True/False There are 20 acres in the legal description S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 10.

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True. 640 ÷ 2 ÷ 4 ÷ 4 = 20 acres.

29
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There are 20 acres in the legal description S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 10.

A

True. An acre contains 44,575 square feet.

30
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A type of legal description of land.

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Lot And Block

31
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A numerical ID assigned to each parcel of land within a tax district used to prepare tax maps.

A

Assessor’s Parcel Number

32
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True/False Each parcel of land on a tax map is assigned an assessor’s parcel number.

A

True

33
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True/False Description of lot and block numbers is a type of legal description.

A

True

34
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Tax maps are based on legal descriptions in recorded deeds.

A

False. Tax maps are based on recorded plat maps.

35
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Which partial description describes a vertical strip of land six miles wide that touches where the principal meridian and base line intersect?

A) Range 2 West
B) Township 1 East
C) Township 1 West
D) Range 1 East

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D) Range 1 East

Townships are north or south of the intersecting point; ranges are east or west of the intersecting point. Range 1 East is the first vertical strip of land east of the principal meridian and touches the intersecting point.

36
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What term is used to describe fractional pieces of land less than a full quarter section located along the banks of lakes and streams?

A) Check
B) Government section
C) Partial section
D) Government lot

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D) Government lot

A government lot is composed of fractional pieces of land less than a full quarter section located along the banks of lakes and streams.

37
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Which section is located directly south of section 1?

A) 6
B) 12
C) 16
D) 2

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B) 12

Section 12 is located directly south (below) section 1.

38
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Which description BEST fits if one were to shade in sections 14, 15, 16, and 17 of a township?

A) Square
B) Vertical line
C) Diagonal line
D) Rectangle

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D) Rectangle

The sections are contiguous and form a horizontal strip that is longer on two sides, forming a rectangle.

39
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Which description BEST fits if one were to shade in sections 14, 15, 16, and 17 of a township?

A) Square
B) Vertical line
C) Diagonal line
D) Rectangle

A

D) Rectangle

40
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A property costs $34,848 per acre. What is the cost per square foot of the property?

A) $0.75
B) $0.50
C) $0.80
D) $0.35

A

C) $0.80

$34,848 ÷ 43,560 square feet in an acre = $0.80.

41
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Which direction describes a range?

A) Horizontal
B) Vertical
C)Diagonal
D) Square

A

B) Vertical

42
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How many acres are in a parcel described as the SW¼ of the NE¼ of the SE¼?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) 5

A

A) 10

640 ÷ 4 ÷ 4 ÷ 4 = 10 acres.

43
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How many acres are in a parcel described as the SW¼ of the NE¼ and the SE¼ of the S½?

A) 2.5
B) 5
C) 120
D) 80

A

C) 120

640 ÷ 4 ÷ 4 = 40 acres; 640 ÷ 4 ÷ 2 = 80 acres; 40 + 80 = 120 acres.

44
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Which government office assigns parcel ID numbers to land within a tax district?

A) Property appraiser
B) Tax collector
C) City commission
D) County clerk

A

A) Property appraiser

45
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Which method of legal description is used in subdivisions and is contained in recorded plat maps?

A) Lot and block
B) Monuments
C) Government survey
D) Metes-and-bounds

A

A) Lot and block

46
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Which range is farthest from the intersection of the principal meridian and the base line?

A) R10W
B) R1E
C) R22W
D) R12E

A

C) R22W

The farther from the principal meridian, the larger the number of the range.

47
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A line pointed in the direction opposite North 20 degrees East is

A) South 40 degrees East.
B) West 20 degrees South.
C) North 20 degrees West.
D) South 20 degrees West.

A

D) South 20 degrees West.

The line opposite North 20 degrees East is South 20 degrees West. The number of degrees does not change, only the compass directions.

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