Unit 4

How many linear feet of fence are needed along 1.5 miles of roadway? a. 7,920 b. 8,250 c. 13,430 d. 16,450

a. 7,920 A mile is 5,280 ft

What is a detailed way of describing a parcel of land for documents that will be accepted in a court of law? a. Legal description b. Survey c. Defined boundaries d. Street address

a. Legal description

An owner may subdivide the air above the land into a. air lots b. cooperative spaces. c. subsurface lots. d. Vertical planes

a. air lots

A datum is a. used in the description of an air lot b. measured in New York only. c. a calendar method of measurement. d. all of these.

a. used in the description of an air lot

In describing real estate, a system that uses feet, degrees, and monuments is a. rectangular survey. b. metes and bounds. c. government survey. d. lot and block.

b. metes and bounds.

The method of describing land by degrees, feet, and monuments is known as the a. angular system. b. metes-and-bounds system. c. rectangular survey system. d. lot and block system.

b. metes-and-bounds system.

Unless the parcel of land is used for agricultural purposes, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code defines a subdivision as a. at least one dozen lots or homes. b. two or more lots, tracts, or parcels. c. any community that is planned by licensed engineers. d. five or more homesteads that are served by municipal water and sewer.

b. two or more lots, tracts, or parcels.

Subsurface descriptions are useful for identifying a. residual owner's rights. b. underground condominium units. c. the water table. d. potential water problems.

b. underground condominium units.

Where is the official datum as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) located? a. Local point from which the surveyor begins b. Low water level of Lake Michigan in 1947 c. Mean sea level at New York Harbor d. New York City benchmark located near Wall Street

c. Mean sea level at New York Harbor

A recorded subdivision plat is used in the a. geodetic survey system. b. rectangular survey system. c. lot and block system. d. metes-and-bounds system.

c. lot and block system.

A monument is used in which type of legal description? metes and bounds An acre contains _________ feet 43,560 Who is required by the condominium laws to prepare a plat map showing the elevations of floors and ceiling surfaces? a registered land surveyor A map that shows the location, size, and shape of buildings located on a lot is called a.... spot survey

A description meets the standard of being legally sufficient if a.... competent surveyor can locate the parcel using the description The legal description in the documents for each transfer of property must... be identical to the one used in prior transfers The point or surface from which elevations are measured is called a... datum A brass marker that surveyors use to mark local datums is called a.... benchmark What system uses a property's physical features to determine boundaries and measurements? metes and bounds method What does PA require for condominium descriptions? plat must show the elevations of floors and ceiling on a vertical plane To be a valid legal description, the survey must allow the surveyor the ability to locate the.... boundaries of the parcel A metes and bounds description..... must begin and finish at the same identifiable point The owner has a large parcel of land surveyed into lots and streets and files a subdivision plat. Each lot can be legally described by use of.... lot and block

Air lot A designated area space over a piece of land Base line The main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point (surveyors use this under the rectangle or survey system) Benchmark A permanent reference mark or point established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation Datum A horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured Legal description A description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent survey surveyor to locate and identify it Lot-and-block (recorded plat) description A method of describing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to the lot and block numbers within a subdivision, as specified on a recorded subdivision plat Metes-and-bounds description A legal description of a parcel of land that begins at a well marked. And follows the boundaries, using directions and distance is around the tract, back to the place of beginning Monuments Fixed natural or artificial objects used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description Plat map A map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties Point of beginning (POB) The starting point of the survey (metes-and-bounds) which is also the ending point Principal meridian The main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a baseline at a definite point (used by surveyors under the rectangular survey system) Rectangular survey system A survey system established by the federal government describing land by reference to principal meridian and baselines Section A portion of Township under the rectangular survey system. A section is a square with mile long sides in an area of one square mile Survey The process by which boundaries are measured in the land areas are determined Township The principal unit of the rectangular survey system Locate a parcel means... The surveyor must be able to define the exact boundaries of the property 3 Basic methods to describe real estate -metes and bounds-rectangular (or govt) survey-lot and block (recorded plat) "Metes" Means to measure "Bounds" Means linear directions The description of a lot in a recorded subdivision will include the... (3) -lot and block number of the lot-name of the subdivision plan-County and state in which the subdivision is located

The Pennsylvania municipalities planning code defines a subdivision as... Two or more lots, tracts, or parcels, unless it is for agricultural purposes Why was the rectangular survey system established? To standardize the description of land acquired by the newly formed federal government How many principal meridians are there in the United States? 37 Each township contains ____ sections 36 How big is each section of a Township? One mile square or 640 acres Which method to describe land does Pennsylvania NOT use? Rectangular survey system Spot survey Survey that also includes the location, size, and shape of buildings on the lot How many feet are in a mile? 5,280 How many yards are in a mile? 1,760 How many feet make up 1 rod? 16.5 How many square feet in an acre? 43,560 How many cubic feet are in one cubic yard? 27 cubic feet Datum according to the United States geological survey (USGS) The mean sea level at New York Harbor When would a surveyor use a datum In determining the height of a structure or establishing the grade of the street