Unit 5 - Land Description

Question 1

Mile

Answer 1

5,280 feet,

Question 2

Square mile

Answer 2

640 acres

Question 3

Acre

Answer 3

43,560 sq feet - approx 209 ft x 209 ft

Question 4

Air lots

Answer 4

Air lots refer to the rights to the airspace above a property. These rights can be owned and conveyed separately from the surface rights.

Question 5

Base lines

Answer 5

Base lines are reference lines used in the rectangular survey system to establish the location of townships and ranges.

Question 6

Benchmarks

Answer 6

Benchmarks are permanent reference points used to establish elevations and measure distances.

Question 7

datum:

Answer 7

A datum is a reference point or surface used to establish elevations and measurements, such as mean sea level.

Question 8

Legal description

Answer 8

A legal description is a detailed and precise way of describing a parcel of land in a document that is legally enforceable.

Question 9

lot-and-block (recorded plat) method:

Answer 9

The lot-and-block method is a system of legal description that divides a subdivision into individual parcels (lots) and references them by block and lot numbers.

Question 10

metes-and-bounds method:

Answer 10

The metes-and-bounds method is a system of legal description that uses distances (metes) and compass directions or angles (bounds) to define the boundaries of a parcel of land.

Question 11

monuments:

Answer 11

Monuments are fixed objects or markers used to identify points of beginning (POB) and corners or changes in boundary lines.

Question 12

plat map:

Answer 12

A plat map is a map or plan that shows the lots, streets, and other information about a subdivision, approved by the governing body and filed in public records.

Question 13

point of beginning (POB):

Answer 13

The point of beginning is a specific point used as a starting reference in a legal description, typically in the metes-and-bounds method.

Question 14

principal meridians:

Answer 14

Principal meridians are reference lines used in the rectangular survey system to establish the location of ranges.

Question 15

ranges:

Answer 15

Ranges are columns of townships in the rectangular survey system, running north to south parallel to and counted from the principal meridian.

Question 16

rectangular (government) survey system:

Answer 16

The rectangular survey system, also known as the government survey system, divides land into townships and sections based on a grid of principal meridians and base lines.

Question 17

sections:

Answer 17

Sections are one-square-mile divisions within a township in the rectangular survey system.

Question 18

survey:

Answer 18

A survey is the process of measuring and gathering information about the boundaries, dimensions, and characteristics of a parcel of land.

Question 19

• tiers:

Answer 19

Tiers are rows of townships in the rectangular survey system, running east to west parallel to the base line.

Question 20

township lines:

Answer 20

Township lines are lines within a section in the rectangular survey system, running east to west parallel to the base line and six miles apart.

Question 21

townships:

Answer 21

Townships are divisions of land in the rectangular survey system, measured from the intersection of a principal meridian and base line.