Chapter 5, 6 Quiz

Public property includes property owned by churches. Select one: a. True b. False

False

The length of the front of a lot along a street is referred to as the:

Frontage.

Commercial property includes all but which of the following? Select one: a. Horse ranch. b. Office buildings. c. Restaurants. d. Vacant land suitable for commercial development.

Horse Ranch

In a real estate contract, the legal description of the property describes the...

Land only.

Residential property is composed primarily of: Select one: a. Single-family homes. b. Apartment buildings, no matter how large. c. Commercial buildings that may have a landlord's private apartment. d. A cattle ranch that has a sleeping room in a barn.

a. Single-family homes.

If a person owns a square parcel of land that is 1 mile on each side, the person owns how many acres? Select one: a. 1,000. b. 640. c. 500. d. 320.

b. 640

An assessors parcel number is an adequate legal description. Select one: a. True b. False

b. False

An adequate metes and bounds description will have all of the following EXCEPT? Select one: a. A definite point of beginning. b. Four sides. c. Closure. d. linear measurements and compass directions.

b. Four sides.

Boundary markers of land, either natural or man-made, are: Select one: a. Benchmarks. b. Monuments. c. Liens. d. Metes.

b. Monuments.

When a developer records a plat showing property in three dimensions (length, width and height), he or she would be developing:

c. A multi-story condominium complex

Which of the following would provide the least accurate description of a parcel of land? Select one: a. Metes and bounds. b. Rectangular survey. c. Lot, block and subdivision. d. Tax assessor's reference number.

d. Tax assessor's reference number.

Which of the following is NOT a legal description of real property? Select one: a. Metes and bounds. b. Lot and block. c. Rectangular survey system. d. Taxpayer Federal ID#.

d. Taxpayer Federal ID#.

When a metes and bounds survey is used as the legal description of property, the word metes refers to: Select one: a. Monuments b. Areas twenty-four miles square c. Parallel lines that run north and south d. The length in inches, feet or yards of a property line

d. The length in inches, feet or yards of a property line

Ana owns a lot that contains 27 acres and is 972' wide. If she buys an adjacent lot that has the same depth but is only 648' wide, how many total acres of land will she own?

45

An assessors parcel number is an adequate legal description. Select one: a. True b. False

False

Land cannot be legally described by referring to other publicly recorded documents. Select one: a. True b. False

False

A datum is used to describe both air and subsurface rights. Select one: a. True b. False

True

Both the parcel of land beneath the air lot and the elevation of the air lot are described for air lots. Select one: a. True b. False

True

The government survey method is used in the majority of states in the United States. Select one: a. True b. False

True

Which contains enough different measurements to provide the most accurate physical description of an irregularly shaped parcel of land? Select one: a. Metes and bounds. b. Rectangular survey. c. Subdivision lot and block. d. Government survey.

a. Metes and bounds.

The least accurate method of legal description is the: Select one: a. Monuments method. b. U.S. Government Rectangular Survey method. c. Recorded plat. d. Metes and bounds method.

a. Monuments method.

An informal reference is adequate for use in a rental agreement. Select one: a. True b. False

a. True

A developer is considering construction of a new subdivision in a rural area on a very hilly tract of land. What type of map will be most beneficial to the developer in making his decision to build? Select one: a. Elevation. b. Plat. c. Contour. d. Flood plain.

c. Contour

A parcel of land described as the S½ of the NW¼ of the NE¼ of Section 12, T2N, R4E would contain how many acres? Select one: a. 160 b. 80 c. 40 d. 20

d. 20

A parcel of land that is 36 miles square would contain how many townships? Select one: a. 1 b. 4 c. 16 d. 36

d. 36

Of the given choices, the best way to describe an irregularly shaped parcel is: Select one: a. Government survey b. Geodetic survey c. Constant survey d. Metes and bounds

d. Metes and bounds

Which of the following choices would be LEAST likely to be public property? Select one: a. Parks. b. Schools. c. Libraries. d. Retail stores open to the public.

d. Retail stores open to the public.

Which of the following is not considered a legal description? Select one: a. Metes and bounds. b. Lot and block. c. Government method of survey. d. Street address, city, state and zip code.

d. Street address, city, state and zip code.