Unit Exam Flashcards
Which of the following are NOT basic components of a metes-and-bounds description?
A)
Tangible and intangible monuments
B)
Degrees, minutes, and seconds
C)
Points of beginning
D)
Base lines, principal meridians, and townships
The answer is base lines, principal meridians, and townships. Base lines, meridians, and townships are elements of the rectangular survey system, not the metes-and-bounds system.
In any township, what is the number of the section designated as the school section?
A)
36
B)
1
C)
25
D)
16
The answer is 16. Section 16 is one of the centrally located sections in the standard township and is designated as the school section.
In the rectangular survey system, a section is further divided into
A)
eighths and sixteenths.
B)
halves and quarters.
C)
tenths and sixteenths.
D)
quarters and eighths.
The answer is halves and quarters. A half-section has 320 acres and a quarter-section has 160 acres.
A property contains 10 acres. How many lots of not less than 50 feet by 100 feet can be subdivided from the property if 26,000 square feet were dedicated for roads?
A)
80
B)
83
C)
82
D)
81
The answer is 81. The area of ten acres in square feet is figured as follows:
10 acres × 43,560 sq. ft. = 435,600 sq. ft..
Reserving 26,000 square feet for roads leaves 409,600 square feet. The area of each lot is to be not less than 5,000 square feet:
50’ ×100’ = 5,000 sq. ft.
Divide the available square footage by the square footage needed for each lot:
409,600 sq. ft. ÷ 5,000 square feet = 81.92.
Because each lot must be “not less than 50 feet × 100 feet,” the property can be subdivided into 81 such lots
A metes-and-bounds property description must always conclude at the point of
A)
balance.
B)
conclusion.
C)
beginning.
D)
ending.
The answer is beginning. This method of property description always ends back at the point of beginning so that the tract being described is completely enclosed.
Monuments are the turning points in which method of property description?
A)
Lot and block
B)
Government survey
C)
Metes and bounds
D)
Rectangular survey
The answer is metes and bounds. Monuments are the turning points in the metes-and-bounds method of describing property. In this method, natural, tangible features, such as a distinctive rock or a great tree, were sometimes used as monuments. The path of a stream might serve as all or part of a boundary line. Metes means distance; bounds refers to direction (not boundaries). The description gives distance in a compass direction from the point of beginning (POB) and then from each succeeding monument, until it returns to the POB.
Six acres of prime undeveloped property are sold for $2.25 per square foot. How much did the buyer pay?
A) $588,060 ` B) $466,560
C)
$612,360
D)
$733,860
The answer is $588,060. The buyer paid $588,060:
square feet × 6 = 261,360 square feet
261,360 square feet × $2.25 = $588,060
A parcel of land is 400 feet by 640 feet. The parcel is cut in half diagonally by a stream. How many acres are in each half of the parcel?
A)
5.88
B)
2.94
C)
2.75
D)
5.51
The answer is 2.94. The parcel is 256,000 square feet:
400’ ×640’ = 256,000 sq. ft.
Half of it is 128,000 square feet. Each acre requires 43,560 square feet. Therefore:
128,000 sq. ft. ÷ 43,560 sq. ft. per acre = 2.938 acres (rounded to three decimal places).
The nearest answer is 2.94.
What is the proper description of this shaded area of a section using the rectangular survey system? (See Notebook for Drawing)
A)
SW¼ of the NE¼ and the N½ of the SE¼ of the SW¼
B)
S½ of the SW¼ of the NE¼ and the NE¼ of the NW¼ of the SE¼
C)
SW¼ of the SE¼ of the NW¼ and the N½ of the NE¼ of the SW¼
D)
N½ of the NE¼ of the SW¼ and the SE¼ of the NW¼
The answer is the N½ of the NE¼ of the SW¼ and the SE¼ of the NW¼. The location and size of a property can be determined using the rectangular survey system.
A 640-acre farm is being sold for $6,500 per acre. What is the purchase price?
A)
$4,160,000
B)
$256,089
C)
$2,560,890
D)
$416,000
The answer is $4,160,000. 640 acres multiplied by $6,500 per acre is $4,160,000.
The method of land measurement established by Congress in 1785 is
A)
the rectangular survey system.
B)
the lot and block system.
C)
the Torrens system.
D)
the metes-and-bounds system.
The answer is the rectangular survey system. This method of land measurement, also called the government survey system, was established by Congress in 1785 to standardize the description of land acquired by the newly formed federal government.
A legal description must contain a reference to which of the following?
A)
Lot numbers and sections
B)
The principal meridian and the base line of the survey system area in which the property lies
C)
A record of survey and the principal meridian
D)
Sales price
The answer is the principal meridian and the base line of the survey system area in which the property lies. A property description based on the rectangular survey system must always make reference to the principal meridian and the base line of the survey system area in which the property lies.
If a farm described as “the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 3 West of the 6th. P.M.” sold for $4,500 an acre, what was the total sales price?
A) $135,000 B) $90,000 C) $180,000 D) $45,000
The answer is $180,000. Disregard all elements of the description except those showing area. It is a quarter of a quarter of a section, or 1/16 of 640, or 40 acres. When sold, each acre brought $4,500, so the gross selling price is calculated as follows:
640/4 = 160
160 acres is a quarter of 640 acres
160/4 = 40 acres
40 acres is a quarter of 160 acres
SO:
40 acres × $4,500 = $180,000.
A legal description in the rectangular survey system must contain a reference to
A)
a principal meridian.
B)
lot numbers.
C)
a record of survey.
D)
sales price.
The answer is a principal meridian. A property description based on the rectangular survey system must always make reference to the principal meridian and the base line of the survey system area in which the property lies.
A system of legal description that uses meridian, townships, and sections is
A)
recorded plat.
B)
metes and bounds.
C)
government survey.
D)
lot and block.
The answer is government survey. This method use meridians, base lines, townships, and sections.
What is the shortest distance between Section 1 and Section 36 in the same township?
A)
Four miles
B)
Five miles
C)
Six miles
D)
Three miles
Explanation
The answer is four miles. The shortest distance from Section 1 to Section 36 is from the bottom of Section 1 to the top of Section 36, or four miles.
The basic units of the rectangular survey system are
A)
the townships.
B)
the base lines.
C)
the ranges.
D)
the principal meridians.
The answer is the townships. Townships are the basic units of the rectangular survey system. Principal meridians and base lines are the two sets of intersecting lines in the system. Ranges are the 6-mile strips of land on either side of a principal meridian.
What is the cost of one acre of land at $2.25 per square foot?
A)
$98,010
B)
$90,000
C)
$980,100
D)
$88,100
The answer is $98,010. An acre of land has 43,560 square feet, so 43,560 multiplied by $2.25 per square foot is $98,010.
A buyer purchases 4.5 acres of land for $78,400. An adjoining owner wants to purchase a strip of this land measuring 150 feet by 100 feet. What should this strip cost the adjoining owner if it is sold for the same price per square foot originally paid?
A)
$9,400
B)
$3,000
C)
$6,000
D)
$7,800
The answer is $6,000. Price divided by area (in square feet) gives cost per square foot.
The area is 4.5 times the size of one acre, or 4.5 × 43,560 sq. ft. = 196,020 sq ft. Then, $78,400 divided by 196,020 sq. ft. = $0.3996 (essentially, $0.40) per square foot. Determining the purchase price of a 100-by-150-foot lot at the same cost per square foot requires finding the area of the lot:
100 × 150 = 15,000 sq. ft.
Multiply this area by $0.40:
15,000 sq. ft. × $0.40 = $6,000.
Rights to the property above the earth’s surface are
A)
called intangible property rights.
B)
called air rights.
C)
incapable of being “owned.”
D)
called non-land rights.
The answer is called air rights. Rights to the property above the earth’s surface are called air rights.
Cities with local datums also have designated official local
A)
benchmarks.
B)
plat lines.
C)
data points.
D)
data lines
The answer is benchmarks. Cities with local datums also have designated official local benchmarks.
A chain is 66 feet long or four rods; a rod is
A)
16.5 feet.
B)
6.6 feet.
C)
66 feet.
D)
26.5 feet.
The answer is 16.5 feet. A chain is 66 feet long and the same length as four rods, each being 16.5 feet long.
A survey that provides only the location of the structures and improvements as related to property boundaries is
A)
an Improvement Area Certificate (IAC).
B)
an Intermediate Area Survey (IAS).
C)
an Intermediate Location Survey (ILS).
D)
an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC).
The answer is an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC). A survey that provides only the location of the structures and improvements as related to property boundaries is an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC).
The location and dimensions of a parcel is identified on the survey
A)
plat.
B)
sketch.
C)
graph.
D)
design.
The answer is sketch. The location and dimensions of a parcel is identified on the survey sketch.
What is the length of a mile and number of square feet in an acre?
A)
6,400 feet and 22,000 square feet
B)
220 yards and 5,280 square feet
C)
7,500 feet and 50,000 square feet
D)
5,280 feet and 43,560 square feet
The answer is 5,280 feet and 43,560 square feet. A mile is 5,280 feet long and an acre is 43,560 square feet.
The N½ of the SW¼ of a section contains how many acres?
A)
80
B)
40
C)
20
D)
60
The answer is 80. A section contains 640 acres. A ½ of ¼ of 640 equals 80 acres. Using decimals, the equation is 0.5 × 0.25 × 640 = 80.
Which of these shaded areas of a section depicts the NE¼ of the SE¼ of the SW¼? (See Notebook for Drawing)
A)
Area 1
B)
Area 3
C)
Area 2
D)
Area 4
The answer is Area 1. The location and size of a property can be determined using the rectangular survey system.
For the purpose of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the term datum is defined as
A)
the mean elevation at the geographical center of the continental United States.
B)
the mean sea level at New York Harbor.
C)
the mean sea level in San Francisco Bay.
D)
the official data used by each local city.
The answer is the mean sea level at New York Harbor. For the purpose of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the term datum is defined as the mean sea level at New York Harbor.
To integrate information found in publicly available land records, the Federal Geographic Data Committee has created
A)
the Computer-Assisted Design Program.
B)
the Uniform Geographic Information Program.
C)
the Cadastral Data Content Standard.
D)
the National Integrated Land System.
The answer is the Cadastral Data Content Standard. The Cadastral Data Content Standard was created by the Federal Geographic Data Committee to integrate information found in publicly available land records. The National Integrated Land System was developed by the federal Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service.
In a legal description, the terms lot and block relate to
A)
the government survey system.
B)
correction lines and datum plane.
C)
a recorded subdivision map.
D)
a metes-and-bounds description.
The answer is a recorded subdivision map. Lots and blocks are found in subdivisions. They are platted or mapped.
Six acres of prime undeveloped property are sold for $2.25 per square foot. How much did the buyer pay?
A)
$733,860
B)
$588,060
C)
$612,360
D)
$466,560
The answer is $588,060. The buyer paid $588,060:
square feet × 6 = 261,360 square feet
261,360 square feet × $2.25 = $588,060
What is the number of the sections in any township?
A)
100
B)
12
C)
36
D)
16
The answer is 36. Townships are subdivided into 36 sections.
Another name for the lot-and-block method of describing a parcel of land is
A)
the recorded plat method.
B)
the Torrens system.
C)
the government survey system.
D)
the metes-and-bounds method.
The answer is the recorded plat method. This system uses lot and block numbers referred to in a plat map filed in the public records of the county where the land is located.
A buyer acquired a property with three acres. How many square feet does the property have?
A)
156,840
B)
130,680
C)
43,560
D)
27,878,400
The answer is 130,680. Because one acre contains 43,560 square feet, three acres will contain 3 × 43,560 sq. ft. = 130,680 sq. ft.
A piece of land is for sale for $2.25 per square foot. The land is three acres. What was the total selling price for the land?
A)
$6,750
B)
$294,030
C)
$98,010
D)
$130,680
The answer is $294,030. An acre consists of 43,560 square feet. 43,560 × 3 = 130,680 total square feet.
$130,680 × 2.25 = $294,030.
Subsurface rights can be legally described just as air rights, but with what difference?
A)
They are measured as air lots.
B)
They are measured above the datum rather than below it.
C)
They are measured below the datum rather than above it.
D)
They are measured as benchmarks.
The answer is they are measured below the datum rather than above it. Subsurface rights are used for mining, utility line locations, and condominiums with floors below ground level.
A parcel of land is 400 feet by 640 feet. The parcel is cut in half diagonally by a stream. How many acres are in each half of the parcel?
A)
5.88
B)
2.75
C)
2.94
D)
5.51
The answer is 2.94. The parcel is 256,000 square feet:
400’ ×640’ = 256,000 sq. ft.
Half of it is 128,000 square feet. Each acre requires 43,560 square feet. Therefore:
128,000 sq. ft. ÷ 43,560 sq. ft. per acre = 2.938 acres (rounded to three decimal places).
The nearest answer is 2.94.
A 640-acre farm is being sold for $6,500 per acre. What is the purchase price?
A)
$4,160,000
B)
$416,000
C)
$2,560,890
D)
$256,089
The answer is $4,160,000. 640 acres multiplied by $6,500 per acre is $4,160,000.
