Range LinesB. Base LinesC. Township LinesD. Guide

Real Estate Law - Chapter 3: Surveys and Land Descriptions

Flashcards

• A township square is 20 miles square. FALSE
• Principal meridians run east and west. FALSE
• Generally, a surveyor will indicate if the property

surveyed is located in a flood hazard area.

TRUE

• A township square is divided into 36 sections.TRUE
• Base lines run east and west.TRUE

Land on either side of a principal meridian is divided into 6-mile strips by north and south lines, which are calledA.Range LinesB. Base LinesC. Township LinesD. Guide Meridians Range Lines

• A township square is 36 miles square. TRUE
• Generally speaking, a land lot and district designation

would be used in a government rectangular survey description.

FALSE

• A township square is divided into 24 sections.FALSE
• Principal meridians are always identified as a certain

meridian a number of degrees north of the equator.FALSE (DMS WEST of Greenwich Meridian)

• The length between two points on a metes and

bounds description is called a course.FALSE (Distance)

• Base lines run north and south.FALSE
• A platted description describes a piece of land by

reference to a recorded survey or plat.

TRUE

• Township lines are lines that run east and west at

6-mile intervals parallel with base lines.

TRUE

• A section of a township containsA. 200 AcresB. 460

AcresC. 640 AcresD, 250 Acres

• 640 Acres
• Most surveys should indicate which direction is south

on the survey by including a south arrow.

FALSE Horizontal lines that run east and west and are used in a government rectangular survey system are known asA.Township LinesB. Range LinesC. Base LinesD. Principal Meridians Base Lines

• A straight line between the beginning and ending

points of a curve is called a chord.

TRUE

• Which of the following would be an appropriate

monument for purposes of locating a point of beginning on a survey?A. Street IntersectionB. Intersection of Street with RailroadC. Intersection of Land Lot LinesD. All of the aboveE. None of the Above All of the Above

• Generally speaking, a land lot and district designation

would not be found in a government rectangular survey system.

TRUE

• Generally, a surveyor will indicate if the property

surveyed is located in an earthquake zone.

FALSE

• Range lines are lines that run east and west at 6-mile

intervals parallel with base lines.

FALSE

A township square is subdivided into:A. 24 SectionsB. 10

SectionsC. 36 SectionsD. None of the Above 36 Sections

• A metes and bounds call will contain both a course

and a distance.

TRUE

• The NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of a section

would be an area of land equal toA. 80 AcresB. 40 AcresC.10 AcresD. 20 Acres 10 Acres Sections within a township are numbered consecutively beginning in theA. SE CornerB. NE CornerC. NW CornerD.SW Corner NE Corner

• The S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section

would be an area of land equal toA. 20 AcresB. 10 AcresC.40 AcresD. 80 Acres 20 Acres

• All states use a government rectangular survey system.FALSE
• Vertical lines that run north and south and are used in

the government rectangular survey system are known asA.Base LinesB. Range LinesC. Principal MeridiansD.Township Lines Principal Meridians

• A metes and bounds description must close. TRUE
• Each section of a township square contains 1,000

acres.

FALSE

• A metes and bounds description describes a piece of

land by reference to a recorded survey or plat.

FALSE

• One of the key objectives when reviewing a survey is

to determine if the survey description of the property matches the description contained in the deed to the property.

TRUE

• A boundary survey without any warranties as to

accuracy is called an as-built survey.

FALSE

• A boundary survey that locates physical improvements

on the land is called an as-built survey.

TRUE

• Each section of a township square contains 640

acres.

TRUE (36 SQUARED)

• The SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section would be an

area of land equal toA 160 AcresB. 80 AcresC. 20 AcresD.40 Acres 40 Acres

• Most surveys should indicate which direction is north

on the survey by including a north arrow.

TRUE

• "Begin at a point on Elm Street" is a correct

designation as a point of beginning.

FALSE

• Township lines are lines that run at 6-mile intervals

north and south parallel with meridians.

FALSE (RANGE LINES)