Chapter 4

Question 1

Three methods to describe land

Answer 1

• metes and bounds
• lots and block
• rectangular survey systems

Question 2

Legal description

Answer 2

a detailed way of describing a parcel of land for documents

Question 3

Survey

Answer 3

the process of locating and measuring a property’s boundary lines to show the location, size, and shape of the buildings located on a lot

Question 4

Metes and bounds

Answer 4

the oldest type of legal description and are used for direction and distance measurements to establish precise boundaries for parcel

Question 5

Metes

Answer 5

to measure

Question 6

Bounds

Answer 6

linear directions

Question 7

Monuments

Answer 7

fixed objects used to establish boundaries

Question 8

Lot and block

Answer 8

are mostly used in urban areas that shows the division of land into blocks and lots and shows the streets within the subdivision that are to be dedicated for public use

Question 9

Rectangular survey system is based on

Answer 9

• principal meridians

- base lines

Question 10

Principal meridians

Answer 10

run north and south

Question 11

Base lines

Answer 11

run east and west

Question 12

Preparing a survey

Answer 12

includes both a legal description and a survey sketch

Question 13

Datum / Benchmarks

Answer 13

a point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured