Ch 11 Quiz Flashcards
This method of legal description describes a property’s boundaries using courses and distances.
Metes and bounds
The ________ method of legal description identifies a starting point and then gives directions that describe a property’s perimeter.
Metes and bounds
Every metes and bounds description must begin in reference to _______
Point of beginning (POB)
A metes and bounds description must begin with a _______
Point of Beginning (POB)
This method of legal description relies on a rectangular grid of survey markers
Government survey
The ______ method describes properties in relation to survey lines and fixed markers established by the government.
Government Survey
Each grid in the government survey system is named in reference to this line
Principal meridian
the main north/south line in the govt survey method grid
Principal meridian
In the government survey method, this is a square area of land measuring 36 square miles
Township
A township is formed by the intersection of a township tier and a range
Township
Each township is ____ square miles
36
This method of legal description makes reference to a plat map that gives a lot and block number to each lot in a subdivision.
Recorded map method
The recorded map method, also known as the ______ method, identifies properties by reference to a plat map that is recorded in the county where the properties are located.
Lot and block
This type of lot is identified in relation to a benchmark or datum, which establishes its elevation.
Air lot
An air lot must be described in terms of its ____ as well as its location on the earth.
Elevation
