Unit 5/Class 5 Flashcards
A surveyor who is using degrees, minutes and seconds to find the distance of a residential lot is using which type of survey method?
Metes and bounds survey
A metes and bounds property description must contain
a beginning and end point
One of the primary purposes of a metes and bounds survey is to….
enclose the area of the land being surveyed
A quadrant can be best described as….
one-fourth of a circle
A legal description is one that identifies a…
parcel of land
What kinds of documents must contain a legal description?
mortgage
deed
title policies
condominium documents
What are the four types of survey methods used to describe property?
Metes and Bounds
Government Survey
Lot and Block
Monument
Metes and Bounds is a boundary survey that identifies property by its shape and boundary dimensions using _________ and ___________, and by using _________ to mark terminal points and angels.
distance and direction
monuments
Metes and Bounds survey - the starting point on a lot is called the ______________
point of beginning
Metes and Bounds Survey - a property description must “close” which means ___________
means that it must return to the point of beginning
Metes and bounds Note: the actual measured distance between monuments prevails in a survey, superceeds the written legal description
Terminology used in metes and bounds:
Degrees, minutes and seconds are used in a metes and bounds survey. A degree is a geometric measurement. There are ____ degrees in a circle, ______ degrees in a straight line and ______ in a right angle.
Seconds and minutes are used to determine ________
360
180
90
The distance between degrees
Also called the geodetic or rectangular survey, the government survey is based on sets of ________
imaginary lines
Government Surveys:
______________ are lines that run north and south
___________ run east to west
Principal Meridian
Base Lines
When is the government survey most useful
In surveying large parcels of land. It is not good for small tracts of land
Government Surveys
The largest area of land is called a _________ and measures __x___ miles
check
24 x 24 miles
within a 24x24 check, you have _______ that run __x___ miles
townships
6 x 6 miles
A section is ___x___mile within a township
1 x 1 miles
There are ______ sections in one township and ____ townships in one check.
36 sections
16 townships
One section is one square mile and contains how many acres
640
Lot and Block
A lot is…
A block is…
one tract of land
a group of contiguous lots
A lot and block survey is used for the _________ of land, identifies property how?
subdivision of land
identified by a lot and block number on a plat
What is used to record the subdivision of land?
A plat map
A plat map for a lot and block survey will show what type of information
lots and blocks easements lot sizes width of streets floodplain areas names of adjoining property owners
what does a geodetic survey measure?
The size and shape of the earth
What are monuments used for in a metes and bounds survey
monuments are fixed objects or markets identifying the POB and corners or places where the boundary line changes directions
Rows of townships are called _______ and columns of townships are called ________
tiers
ranges
A township is divided into 36 sections of one square mile (____ acres) each and run from right to left, then left to right, starting at section 1 at the northeast corner of the township and ending at section 36 at the southeast corner of the township
640 acres
A lot and block method is also called a….
recorded plat method
Survey preparation includes both a _______ and a ________
legal description
survey sketch
________ feet = 1 miles
5,280 feet in 1 mile
_______ square feet in 1 acre
approximately ____ x _____ feet
43,560 square feet in 1 acre
209 x 209
_____ acres in 1 square mile
640 acres
By law, which section has been set aside for school purposes
16
