Unit quiz 6

Question 1

Some traditional terms of measurement NOT often used today include rods, cubic yards, and

A)inches.

B)miles.

C)acres.

D)chains.

Answer 1

D)chains.

Question 2

In describing real estate, the method that may use a property’s physical features to determine boundaries and measurements is

A)government survey.

B)rectangular survey.

C)metes and bounds.

D)lot and block.

Answer 2

C)metes and bounds

Question 3

(?) are the turning points in the metes-and-bounds method of describing property

Answer 3

Monuments

Question 4

Metes means

Answer 4

distance

Question 5

bounds refers to

Answer 5

direction (not boundaries)

Question 6

The description gives distance in a compass direction from the point of beginning (POB),

Answer 6

and then from each succeeding monument, until it returns to the POB.

Question 7

Rights to the property above the earth’s surface are

A)called non-land rights.
B)called intangible property rights.
C)called air rights.
D)incapable of being “owned.”

Answer 7

C)called air rights

Question 8

A point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated is a

A)datum.
B)data point.
C)data line.
D)date down.

Answer 8

A)datum.

Question 9

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

Answer 9

D)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.

Question 10

In determining the height of a structure or establishing the grade of a street, a surveyor uses a

A)data point.

B)data line.

C)benchmark.

D)datum.

Answer 10

D)datum.

Question 11

For the purpose of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the term datum is defined as the

A)mean elevation at the geographical center of the continental United States.

B)mean sea level at New York Harbor.

C)official data used by each local city.

D)mean sea level in San Francisco Bay.

Answer 11

B)mean sea level at New York Harbor.

Question 12

What is the shortest distance between Section 1 and Section 36 in the same township?

A)Five miles

B)Six miles

C)Three miles

D)Four miles

Answer 12

D ) 4 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.