Unit 5

Question 1

How many acres are in a section?

Answer 1

640

Question 2

How many sq. feet are in an acre?

Answer 2

43,560

Question 3

How many sections are in each township?

Answer 3

36

Question 4

What section is the school section located?

Answer 4

Section 16

Question 5

What are townships subdivided into?

Answer 5

Sections

Question 6

How many feet are in a mile?

Answer 6

5,280

Question 7

How many acres are in a square mile?

Answer 7

640 acres

Question 8

What does POB stand for?

Answer 8

Point of Beginning

Question 9

Legal Description

Answer 9

a detailed way of describing a parcel of land in a document that will be accepted in a court of law and is based on information collected through a survey

Question 10

Where is North Located?

Answer 10

the top unless otherwise specified with degree headings

Question 11

What direction do principal meridians run?

Answer 11

north-south

Question 12

What direction do base lines run?

Answer 12

east-west

Question 13

How many principal meridians are there?

Answer 13

37

Question 14

What are the 3 ways of legally describing land?

Answer 14

1. Lot and block method
2. metes and bounds method
3. rectangular (government) survey

Question 15

What is the lot and block method commonly used for?

Answer 15

subdivisions

Question 16

What is the most common way of legally describing land in TN?

Answer 16

metes-and-bounds method

Question 17

What is the metes and bounds system based on?

Answer 17

distances and directions

Question 18

where does the mete and bounds system start and end?

Answer 18

at the Point of Beginning (POB)

Question 19

monuments

Answer 19

physical land marks that define the boundaries in the metes and bounds system

Question 20

Which way do principal meridians run?

Answer 20

north south

Question 21

Which way do base lines run?

Answer 21

east west

Question 22

where is the principle base line?

Answer 22

middle

Question 23

who are townships normally named after?

Answer 23

a person

Question 24

how long is each township?

Answer 24

6 miles x 6 miles

Question 25

range

Answer 25

column of townships

Question 26

tier

Answer 26

a row of townships

Question 27

how big is a township?

Answer 27

36 sq. miles

Question 28

How big is a section?

Answer 28

1 sq. mile

Question 29

What does IRR signify?

Answer 29

irregular lot shape

Question 30

platt

Answer 30

a map of a town, section or subdivision, indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties

Question 31

how are lot dimensions always written?

Answer 31

front footage first

Question 32

where is the front of a lot?

Answer 32

where the mailbox is

Question 33

easement

Answer 33

dashed line in lot and block method

Question 34

benchmark

Answer 34

monuments that have been established as permanent reference points throughout the US

Question 35

datum

Answer 35

a point

Question 36

survey

Answer 36

a process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine the exact location of a piece of land

Question 37

what does metes mean

Answer 37

to measure

Question 38

what does bounds mean

Answer 38

linear direction

Question 39

how wide are tiers and ranges?

Answer 39

6 miles

Question 40

What does a township’s legal description contain?

Answer 40

1. designation of the tier in which the township is located
2. designation of the range
3. name or number of the principal meridian for that area

Question 41

How many feet long is a section?

Answer 41

5,280

Question 42

What are the 3 identifiers used in the lot and block method?

Answer 42

1. lot and block number
2. name or number of the subdivision plat
3. name of the county and state

Question 43

air lots

Answer 43

subdividing air space above land with specific boundaries