Chapter 5 Flashcards
A ______ is a detailed way of describing a parcel of land in a document that will be accepted in a court of law.
The description is based on info collected through a _______ which is the process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine the exact location of a piece of land.
A legal description.
Survey
What are the 3 methods currently used to describe real estate
Metes and bounds
Rectangular ( or government) survey
Lot and block (recorded plat
A datum is a ____
A point,line or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated.
Monuments are____
Used to mark surface measurements between points. These could be a market set in concrete, rebar, a metal pipe driven into the soil.
Bench marks are
Monuments that have been established as permanent reference points throughout the US
How many feet, yards and rods are in a mile?
5,280 feet, 1760 yards;320 rods
How many Furlong in yards , feet, rods and chains
220 yards, 660 feet;40 rods ;10 chains
How many feet , rods and links are in a chain
66feet, 4 rods, 100 links
Acres are in a square mile?
640 acres (5280*2=27,878,400\43560
How many Sq ft are in a acre
43560
4 old lady’s going 35 in a 60
How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard
27(3x3x3)
How many sqft are in a sq yard
9(3x3=9)
How many sq inches are in a sqft
144(12*12)
Metes and bounds
Measures distance ( metes) starting from a point of beginning (pob) and following compass directions or angles( bounds) to arrive back at the POB
The rectangular survey system
Divides land into rectangles called townships, measured from
The intersection of a principal meridian and baseline and referenced by degrees of longitude and latitude
