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