Chapter 1: Rectangular Survey System Flashcards

Chapter 1: Rectangular Survey System Flashcards

base lines, meridianIn government surveys, a ___ ___ runs due east and west, ___ run due north and south, and are used to establish township boundaries.the Humboldt base line and meridian on Mt. Pierre One of the three major starting points located in northwest California is called the ___ ___ ___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ ___.the Mt. Diablo base line and meridian in Contra Costa County One of the three major starting points located in northeastern-central California is called the ___ ___ ___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ ___ ____.Range LinesA series of government survey lines running north and south at six-mile intervals starting with the principal meridian and forming the east and west boundaries of townships.Base linesimaginary east - west lines to set land descriptions.Rectangular Survey SystemThis is also called the section and township system or U.S.Government Section and Township Survey, established in the nineteenth century by the U.S. Surveyor General to survey public lands. It uses imaginary lines to set land

descriptions on thedistance: base lines run east-west and

meridians run north-south.Base Lines and MeridiansImaginary lines used by surveyors to find and describe the location of private or public lands.the San Bernardino base line and meridian in Southern California.One of the three major starting points located in Southern California is called the ___ ___ ___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ ___.RangeA strip or column of land six miles wide, determined by a government survey, running in a north- south direction, lying east or west of a principal meridian.rectangular survey,The transfer of real property from owner to owner must be accompanied by a legally sufficient description of the property. The three most commonly-used methods of legal description are metes and bounds, ___ _____, and lot and block.Grid lines___ ___ are parallel to the principal meridian and the base line at distances of six miles.township lines, township tiersThe east- west lines are called ____ ____, and they intersect with meridians that run north-south from a reference point. These imaginary lines divide land into rows or tiers termed ____ ____.