Vocabulary

Question 1

one whole side of properties touch

Answer 1

Abutting property

Question 2

43560 square feet

Answer 2

Acre

Question 3

properties next to each other

Answer 3

Adjacent property

Question 4

the principle east-west crossing that intersects with the principle meridian at the initial point of survey

Answer 4

Baseline

Question 5

adjustments to a township that compensate for the earth’s curvature

Answer 5

Check Line

Question 6

when properties touch at an angle

Answer 6

Contiguous

Question 7

a relief map or elevation map

Answer 7

Contour map

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Correctional Line

Question 9

an irregular -sized section, usually due to error in survey or partial submersion in water

Answer 9

Fractional Sections

Question 10

the initial point of the government survey in AZ where the principle meridian and baseline meet

Answer 10

Confluence of the Gila and Salt Rivers

Question 11

Check line in a survey

Answer 11

Government check

Question 12

metes and bounds survey using monuments and landmarks, both natural and manmade

Answer 12

Informal survey

Question 13

a survey with a starting point and closing point, usually irregular and using angles. Uses measures and distances as well as monuments

Answer 13

Metes and Bounds

Question 14

“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”

Answer 14

Example of Metes ad Bounds Survey

Question 15

length and width of a Section of a township

Answer 15

One Mile

Question 16

delineation of land by use of natural or man-made objects.

Answer 16

Monument Description

Question 17

length and width x 2

Answer 17

Perimeter

Question 18

N-S crossing with principle baseline at the initial point of survey

Answer 18

Principle Meridian

Question 19

Contains 16 townships; a quadrangle is 24 miles on each side. Check lines occur here.

Answer 19

Quadrangle

Question 20

labeled on the top and go across but actually measure N to S

Answer 20

Rangle Lines

Question 21

Used in subdivisions; also know as Lot and Block surveys

Answer 21

Recorded Plat

Question 22

Government Lot
Government Survey Method
Land Survey System

Answer 22

Rectangular survey

Question 23

contour map showing elevations

Answer 23

Relief map

Question 24

unit of measure that is 16.5 feet

Answer 24

Rod

Question 25

there are 36 or these in a township

Answer 25

Section

Question 26

not a legal description

Answer 26

Street Address

Question 27

labeled down the right and left sides but actually measure from E to W

Answer 27

Tier lines

Question 28

a survey of the earth’s surface

Answer 28

Topographical survey