Vocabulary Flashcards
one whole side of properties touch
Abutting property
43560 square feet
Acre
properties next to each other
Adjacent property
the principle east-west crossing that intersects with the principle meridian at the initial point of survey
Baseline
adjustments to a township that compensate for the earth’s curvature
Check Line
when properties touch at an angle
Contiguous
a relief map or elevation map
Contour map
provisions in the survey made to compensate for the curvature of the earth’s surface. Every fourth township line (24 mile intervals) serves as a correction line
Correctional Line
an irregular -sized section, usually due to error in survey or partial submersion in water
Fractional Sections
the initial point of the government survey in AZ where the principle meridian and baseline meet
Confluence of the Gila and Salt Rivers
Check line in a survey
Government check
metes and bounds survey using monuments and landmarks, both natural and manmade
Informal survey
a survey with a starting point and closing point, usually irregular and using angles. Uses measures and distances as well as monuments
Metes and Bounds
“Beginning at the NE corner of Scottsdale Road and First Street thence south 550 feet, thence east 1275 feet which is the point of beginning (POB), thence south 850 feet, thence west 1275 ft, thence back to the point of beginning”
Example of Metes ad Bounds Survey
length and width of a Section of a township
One Mile
delineation of land by use of natural or man-made objects.
Monument Description
length and width x 2
Perimeter
N-S crossing with principle baseline at the initial point of survey
Principle Meridian
Contains 16 townships; a quadrangle is 24 miles on each side. Check lines occur here.
Quadrangle
labeled on the top and go across but actually measure N to S
Rangle Lines
Used in subdivisions; also know as Lot and Block surveys
Recorded Plat
Government Lot
Government Survey Method
Land Survey System
Rectangular survey
contour map showing elevations
Relief map
unit of measure that is 16.5 feet
Rod
there are 36 or these in a township
Section
not a legal description
Street Address
labeled down the right and left sides but actually measure from E to W
Tier lines
a survey of the earth’s surface
Topographical survey
