AZ Real Estate - Legal Land Description B6

Question 0

Each township is divided into 36 sections of 1 square mile each. 1 sq mi. is how many acres?

Answer 0

640 acres

Question 1

Townships are how many square miles?

Answer 1

36 sq miles

Question 2

Meridians run….

Answer 2

North - South

Question 3

Baselines run…

Answer 3

East - West

Question 4

Every 6 miles, parallel to the principal meridian there are _____ lines.

Answer 4

Range lines

Question 5

Every 6 miles parallel to the baseline there are east west lines called ______ lines.

Answer 5

Township lines

Question 6

Each township has ____sections.

Answer 6

36

Question 7

Each section is ______sq mi and has _____acres.

Answer 7

1 square mile

640 acres

Question 8

3 basic methods used in legal descriptions are?

Answer 8

Metes and bounds (used in 20 states)
Rectangular survey aka government survey
Map and plat aka lot and block

Question 9

The principal meridian in AZ is the…?

Answer 9

Gila and Salt River Merdian

Question 10

Every 6 mi parallel to the principal meridian, there are north south lines
called______.

Answer 10

Range lines

Question 11

Every 6 miles parallel to the base line there are east west lines called ______lines.

Answer 11

Township lines

Question 12

What is best system for describing small subdivided properties in urban areas?

Answer 12

Mat and plat aka lot and block

Question 13

Every 24 miles contains _____townships?

Answer 13

16

Question 14

____standard and ____fractional sections in a township.

Answer 14

25 standard

11 fractional

Question 15

1 foot =

Answer 15

12 inches

Question 16

1 yard =

Answer 16

3 feet or 36 inches

Question 17

1 rod =

Answer 17

5 1/2 yards or 16 1/2 feet

Question 18

1 mile =

Answer 18

320 rods or 1760 yards or 5280 ft

Question 19

1 square foot is

Answer 19

144 sq inches

Question 20

1 sq yard is

Answer 20

9 square feet

Question 21

1 square rod is

Answer 21

30 1/4 square rods or 272 1/4 sq ft

Question 22

1 acre is

Answer 22

160 sq rods or 4840 sq yards or 43,560 sq feet

Question 23

1 acre sq.

Answer 23

208.71 feet square

Question 24

Township measurements

Answer 24

``` 36 square miles 6 miles square 24 miles perimeter 23,040 acres 36 sections ```

Question 25

A government survey check contains _____townships?

Answer 25

16

Question 26

The GSRB&M is where in relation to Phoenix?

Answer 26

20 miles SW and | At the confluence of the Gila and Salt Rivers

Question 27

What is the perimeter of a section?

Answer 27

4 miles

Question 28

When a quarter section is nonstandard as a result of lakes, mountains, and/or streams this is called?

Answer 28

Government lot

Question 29

How many standard sections in a township? How many fractional?

Answer 29

25 standard | 11 fractional sections

Question 30

What determines the north south boundaries in a gov't survey?

Answer 30

Baselines (tier lines)

Question 31

What determines the east west boundaries in a gov't survey?

Answer 31

Meridian or range lines

Question 32

Phoenix is ____ miles_____of the GSRB&M:

Answer 32

20 | Northeast

Question 33

What is the smallest unit of measurement?

Answer 33

Lot and block

Question 34

A plat map does not include______.

Answer 34

Buildings

Question 35

Markers and degrees are found in what type of survey?

Answer 35

Metes and Bounds

Question 36

How many townships are in a square mile?

Answer 36

16

Question 37

Which of the following sections are fractional? | 10,6,12,17

Answer 37

6

Question 38

Smallest area of survey would most likely be:

Answer 38

Lot and Block

Question 39

Which of these sections is not standard? 13,18,20,36

Answer 39

18

Question 40

How many townships are in a government survey check?

Answer 40

16

Question 41

Distance around a quarter of a section is?

Answer 41

2 miles

Question 42

A row of tiers are called?

Answer 42

Townships

Question 43

When would a plat map be used?

Answer 43

Subdivisions

Question 44

If you were given boundaries, easements and measurements but not the orientation of the house, what type of survey would this be?

Answer 44

Lot and block

Question 45

A method of legal description that uses definite property lines and starting points is called?

Answer 45

Formal metes and bounds

Question 46

A township contains how many acres?

Answer 46

23,040

Question 47

Rows of townships are called?

Answer 47

Tiers

Question 48

A topography map would show what type of survey?

Answer 48

Contour map

Question 49

To keep range lines as nearly as possible six miles apart, a correction line is made as the line continues north. The correction is made every?

Answer 49

24 miles

Question 50

How many townships are in a gov't check?

Answer 50

16

Question 51

Perimeter of Section 13 is

Answer 51

4 miles or 7,040 yards

Question 52

``` Which is larger? 2 sections 1/10 of a township 2 miles square 2 square miles ```

Answer 52

2 miles 36 sq mi / 10 = 3.6 2 mi x 2 mi or 4 mi 2 sq miles

Question 53

A section of land can be described as

Answer 53

1760 yards by 1760 yards or 5280 ft by 5280 ft

Question 54

1/2 mile square is

Answer 54

160 acres