Unit 4: Property Description Flashcards
The main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a
principal meridian at the definite point; used by surveyors for
reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular
(government) survey system of legal description
base line
In surveying a reference to a course, distance, or monument when describing a boundary
call
a system established in 1785 by the federal government, providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines; used mainly west of the Mississippi River
government (rectangle or geodetic) survey system
a description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it.
legal description
a legal description of a parcel of land that begins at a well-marked point and follows the boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the place of beginning.
metes-and bounds (boundary) description
a fixed natural or artificial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description
monument
a map of a subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.
plat map
In a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey is situated at one corner of the parcel.
point of beginning (POB)
The main imaginary line 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 rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.
principle meridians
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.
range
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, as specified on a
recorded subdivision plat.
reference to a recorded plat
(lot-and-block or recorded plat
system)
a portion of township under the rectangular (government)
survey system.
section
The process by which boundaries are measured and land areas
are determined; the on-site measurement of lot lines,
dimensions, and a position of a house on a lot, including the
determination of any existing encroachments or easements
survey
a strip of land six miles wide, extending east and west and
numbered north and south according to its distance from the
base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal
description.
tier (township strip)
a survey that measures the features of the earth’s surfaces such
as hills and valleys plus the location of roads.
topographic survey
