Chapter 9 Class Test - Legal Descriptions
What portion of a section is ten acres?
1/64
Draw a township on paper. Shade the area represented by S 1/2, NE 1/4, W 1/2, NE 1/4 How many acres are int hat parcel? How many square feet are in that parcel
10 acres 435,600 square feet
How many sections are in a township?
36
A tract of land is 1/32nd of a section. How many acres does this tract consist of?
40 acres.
What best describes a meridian?
A north-south longitudinal line on a rectangular survey grid.
Sections of a township are numbered in what direction?
From the northeast corner toward the west an on to the southeast corner, alternating direction in each row.
What is the purpose of a principal meridian and base parallel?
Identifying townships in the jurisdiction.
What method of legal description was the first one used in America?
Metes and bounds system
A legal description of a property is one which
accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of the property and distinguishes it from all properties.
A legal description in the rectangular survey system will also include a meets and bounds or lot and block description if the property
is irregular in shape.
The lot and block system of description is used for
properties in a subdivision.
The fundamental components of the metes and bounds system are
reference points, angles and distances.
What are the dimensions of a township?
six miles square.
How far apart are parallels
six miles.
A range is defined by
two consecutive meridians.
A tier is defines by
two consecutive parallels
