UNIT 5 EXAM QUESTIONS

Question #20 of 30 Question ID: 441375 In any township, what is the number of the section designated as the school section? A) 16 B) 25 C) 1 D) 36

A) 16 The answer is 16. Section 16 is one of the centrally located sections in the standard township and is designated as the school section.

Question #13 of 30 Question ID: 785041 A chain is 66 feet long or four rods; a rod is A) 16.5 feet. B) 26.5 feet. C) 6.6 feet. D) 66 feet.

A) 16.5 feet. A) The answer is 16.5 feet. A chain is 66 feet long and the same length as four rods, each being 16.5 feet long.

Question #24 of 30 Question ID: 785040 Which is the process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine the exact location of a piece of land? A) Survey B) Metes and bounds C) Square foot analysis D) Appraisal

A) Survey

Question #16 of 30 Question ID: 936664 The lot-and-block system starts with the preparation of A) a subdivision plat. B) a range map. C) an air lot. D) a survey.

A) a subdivision plat.

Question #21 of 30 Question ID: 936641 In the rectangular survey system, a township is a square formed by A) horizontal township lines and vertical range lines. B) base lines and principal meridians. C) base lines and tiers. D) vertical township lines and horizontal range lines.

A) horizontal township lines and vertical range lines.

Question #19 of 30 Question ID: 936650 A method of property description using monuments, distances, and compass directions is A) the metes-and-bounds method. B) the lot and block method. C) the rectangular survey method. D) the plat map.

A) the metes-and-bounds method.

Question #25 of 30 Question ID: 1286491 If a farm described as "the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 3 West of the 6th. P.M." sold for $4,500 an acre, what was the total sales price? A) $90,000 B) $180,000 C) $135,000 D) $45,000

B) $180,000

Question #8 of 30 Question ID: 785050 A buyer acquired a property with three acres. How many square feet does the property have? A) 43,560 B) 130,680 C) 156,840 D) 27,878,400

B) 130,680 The answer is 130,680. Because one acre contains 43,560 square feet, three acres will contain 3 × 43,560 sq. ft. = 130,680 sq. ft.

Question #14 of 30 Question ID: 441367 How many acres are contained in the tract described as "beginning at the NW corner of the SW¼, then south along the west line to the SW corner of the section, then east along the south line of the section 2,640 feet, more or less, to the SE corner of the said SW¼, then in a straight line to the POB"? A) 90 acres B) 80 acres C) 100 acres D) 160 acres

B) 80 acres The answer is 80 acres. The area described is a triangle formed when a quarter of a section is cut from one corner to the opposite corner. A section has 640 acres, a quarter-section has 160 acres, and half of that quarter has 80 acres.

Question #5 of 30 Question ID: 785046 Real estate is bought and sold on the basis of A) plat and parcel. B) a legal description. C) plat size only. D) a street address.

B) a legal description.

Question #27 of 30 Question ID: 453153 The air above a property owner's land may be subdivided into A) sky lots. B) air lots. C) air parcels. D) sky parcels.

B) air lots.

Question #28 of 30 Question ID: 441376 The LEAST specific method for identifying real property is A) rectangular survey. B) street address. C) lot and block. D) metes and bounds.

B) street address.

Question #23 of 30 Question ID: 936662 What is the square footage for this property described by the metes-and-bounds method? Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Smith Street, 200 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Smith Street and the easterly side of Johnson Street; then east 200 feet; then south 100 feet; then west 200 feet; then north 100 feet to the POB. A) 15,000 square feet B) 10,000 square feet C) 20,000 square feet D) 5,000 square feet

C) 20,000 square feet The answer is 20,000 square feet. The property is 200 × 100 = 20,000 square feet.

Question #22 of 30 Question ID: 936652 Which of the following identifiers is NOT used to describe a lot from a recorded subdivision plat? A) Name or number of the subdivision plat B) Name of the county and state C) City and ZIP code D) Lot and block number

C) City and ZIP code

Question #3 of 30 Question ID: 936651 What is a detailed way of describing a parcel of land? A) Appraisal B) None of these C) Legal description D) Inspection

C) Legal description

Question #29 of 30 Question ID: 936661 A metes-and-bounds description is required in a rectangular survey system description when A) describing a regular tract. B) a tract follows the lot or block lines of a recorded subdivision. C) a tract is too small to be described by quarter-sections. D) a tract is too large to be described by quarter-sections.

C) a tract is too small to be described by quarter-sections.

Question #4 of 30 Question ID: 785051 A system of legal description that uses meridian, townships, and sections is A) lot and block. B) metes and bounds. C) government survey. D) recorded plat.

C) government survey.

Question #15 of 30 Question ID: 936649 A lot-and-block description of a parcel of land must always include A) the federal identification number. B) the point of beginning. C) the name or number of the subdivision plat. D) the monuments or markers.

C) the name or number of the subdivision plat.

Question #10 of 30 Question ID: 936643 The method of land measurement established by Congress in 1785 is A) the lot and block system. B) the Torrens system. C) the rectangular survey system. D) the metes-and-bounds system.

C) the rectangular survey system.

Question #2 of 30 Question ID: 936645 In the rectangular survey system, a township is divided into A) 12 sections with 4,000 acres per section. B) 6 sections with 3,840 acres per section. C) 4 sections with 10,000 acres per section. D) 36 sections with 640 acres per section.

D) 36 sections with 640 acres per section.

Question #9 of 30 Question ID: 878612 Base lines, meridians, and townships are elements of which system of property description? A) Degrees and benchmarks B) Metes and bounds C) Property address D) Rectangular survey

D) Rectangular survey

Question #7 of 30 Question ID: 936642 In determining the height of a structure or establishing the grade of a street, a surveyor uses A) a data line. B) a data point. C) a benchmark. D) a datum.

D) a datum.

Question #1 of 30 Question ID: 441369 As a legal description, "the northwest ¼ of the southwest ¼ of Section 6, Township 4 North, Range 7 West" is defective because it contains no reference to A) lot numbers. B) boundary lines. C) a record of survey. D) a principal meridian.

D) a principal meridian.

Question #18 of 30 Question ID: 453158 Some traditional terms of measurement NOT often used today include rods, cubic yards, and A) miles. B) inches. C) acres. D) chains.

D) chains.

Question #26 of 30 Question ID: 936085 In describing real estate, the method that may use a property's physical features to determine boundaries and measurements is A) lot and block. B) rectangular survey. C) government survey. D) metes and bounds.

D) metes and bounds.

Question #17 of 30 Question ID: 936669 Beginning at the intersection of the west line of Carney Street and the north line of Wolf Road, running west 140 feet, then north 120 feet, then north 50 degrees east 120 feet, then following the southeasterly curvature of the south line of Jasmine Lane for 100 feet, then south 120 feet to POB. To which lot does this description refer? A) Lot 15, Block B B) Lot 7, 8, and 9, Block A C) Lot 8 and 9, Block A D) Lot 8, Block A

LOOK AT MAP ON QUESTION D) Lot 8, Block A The answer is Lot 8, Block A. The description refers to Lot 8, Block A.

Question #11 of 30 Question ID: 936667 Which road or roads run east and west? A) Carney and Goodrich B) Goodrich only C) Wolf and Jasmine D) Wolf only

LOOK AT MAP ON QUESTION 11 C) Wolf and Jasmine

Question #12 of 30 Question ID: 936670 If lot 13 and lot 14, Block A were combined into one parcel, how many square feet would it contain? A) b19,800 B) 21,600 C) 1,020 D) 22,800

LOOK AT MAP ON QUESTION 12 B) 21,600 The answer is 21, 600. The combined parcel would have 21,600 square feet. The parcel would be 180 × 120 = 21,600.

Question #30 of 30 Question ID: 1335040 Which of these shaded areas of a section depicts the NE¼ of the SE¼ of the SW¼? A) Area 1 B) Area 3 C) Area 2 D) Area 4 Explanation The answer is Area 1. The location and size of a property can be determined using the rectangular survey system.

LOOK AT MAP ON QUESTION 30 A) Area 1 The answer is Area 1. The location and size of a property can be determined using the rectangular survey system.

Question #6 of 30 Question ID: 936665 Which lot in Block A has the MOST frontage on Jasmine Lane? A) 11 B) 1 C) 7 D) 2

LOOK AT MAP ON QUESTION 6 C) 7 The answer is 7. In Block A, Lot 7 has the longest frontage with 160 feet.