Surveying Final (12-9-21)

Question 1

Provides line, lean, control elevation, horizontal position, dimensions, and configurations for construction operations.

Answer 1

Construction Survey

Question 2

Are made to plan, design, and construct highways, railroads, pipelines, or other linear projects.

Answer 2

Route Survey

Question 3

Defines shorelines and depths of lakes, streams, oceans, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.

Answer 3

Hydrographic Survey

Question 4

Has been as the science, art, and technology of determining relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the earth’s surface or establishing such points.

Answer 4

Surveying

Question 5

The point about which a line rotates to form an angle.

Answer 5

Vertex

Question 6

Established a network of horizontal and vertical monuments used as a reference framework for other surveys.

Answer 6

Control Survey

Question 7

What are permanent reference points that are marked to be used in the future?

Answer 7

Monuments

Question 8

The last foot of this tape is marked in tenths and inches and requires mental subtraction.

Answer 8

Cut Tape

Question 9

The amount of two dimensional space encompassed within the boundary of a closed figure or shape.

Answer 9

Area

Question 10

Consists of a magnetized steel needle mounted on a pivot at the center of a graduated circle.

Answer 10

Compass

Question 11

Defined as a system of hardware, software, and data in organizational structure for collecting, storing, manipulating, and spatially analyzing geo-reference data.

Answer 11

GIS

Question 12

Surveying the curved surface of the Earth. They are employed to determine the relative positions of widely spaced monuments. Based on sphere.

Answer 12

Geodetic Surveying

Question 13

The reference base for field work and computations is assumed to be a flat, horizontal surface.

Answer 13

Plane Surveying

Question 14

One end of the axis on which the Earth turns.

Answer 14

True North

Question 15

The line of zero declination.

Answer 15

Agonic Line

Question 16

Is used to mark the end of a tape or an intermediate point.

Answer 16

Chain Pin

Question 17

How many minutes are in a degree?

Answer 17

60

Question 18

Define Blunder

Answer 18

A significant mistake due to human error.

Question 19

Define Natural Error

Answer 19

Caused by variation in wind, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, refraction, gravity, and magnetic declination.

Question 20

Define Instrumental Error

Answer 20

Result from imperfections in equipment.

Question 21

Describe the difference between systematic errors and accidental error.

Answer 21

Accidental errors are usually small, random, and avoidable, while systematics errors are repetitive and constant(caused by errors in the surveying equipment).

Question 22

Define Descrepency

Answer 22

Difference between two measured values of the same quantity

Question 23

Define Precision

Answer 23

Refers to the refinement or consistency of a group of measurements

Question 24

Define Accuracy

Answer 24

The absolute nearness of measured quantities to their true values.

Question 25

If you know the name of the land owner, you can go to the ______ to look them up.

Answer 25

Land Roll

Question 26

If you know the legal description or where the property is located you can go to the ______ to find the tract or parcel number.

Answer 26

Map Book

Question 27

This deed relinquishes all rights of ownership to a parcel of land.

Answer 27

Quitclaim Deed

Question 28

All deeds are recorded in this office.

Answer 28

Chancery Clerk

Question 29

A deed is considered a ______.

Answer 29

Conveyance of Trust

Question 30

This type of deed is filed when the property is put up for collateral.

Answer 30

Deed of Trust

Question 31

This deed is used when minerals can be sold or retained separate from the land.

Answer 31

Mineral Rights Deed

Question 32

This deed is filed when a property owner does not file his or her taxes.

Answer 32

Tax Lien

Question 33

This document is filed when property has something to do with the school.

Answer 33

16th Section Lease

Question 34

The _____ has everything that was ever transferred or deeded for a specific property.

Answer 34

Township Book

Question 35

The division of territory 6 miles long on a S,E, and W boundaries. Slightly less on the N, which accounts for the correction lines located every 6 miles on the standard parallel.

Answer 35

Township

Question 36

True meridians that extend N from the baseline or from standard parallels at intervals of 24 miles E and W of the principal meridians.

Answer 36

Guide Meridian

Question 37

Row or line of N-S townships 6 miles apart and numbered consecutively E or W from the principal meridian.

Answer 37

Range

Question 38

The survey record of the parceling of land according to a prescribed method by law or the deed description of property.

Answer 38

Legal Description

Question 39

Is composed of app. 640 acres and measures 1 sq. mile.

Answer 39

Section

Question 40

Consists of app. 160 acres

Answer 40

Quarter Section

Question 41

The longitude true north and south line that intersects the base line at the initial point.

Answer 41

Principal Meridian

Question 42

The latitude true East and West line that intersects the Principal Meridian at the initial point.

Answer 42

Base Line

Question 43

The origin of a survey system established by astronomical observation.

Answer 43

Initial Point

Question 44

2 pieces of information on a property record card.

Answer 44

Legal Description | Land Owner Name

Question 45

Et al means _______

Answer 45

and others

Question 46

Et ux means _____

Answer 46

and wife

Question 47

Et vir means ______

Answer 47

and husband

Question 48

This type of deed is filed when the property is put up for collateral.

Answer 48

Deed of Trust

Question 49

What does GPS stand for?

Answer 49

Global Positioning System

Question 50

Two types of obstructions encountered when using GPS in a forest setting.

Answer 50

Tree Canopy | Tree Trunks

Question 51

What makes a GPS a more convenient mapping tool rather than a traditional system?

Answer 51

Don't have to have a direct line of sight.

Question 52

This helps you locate the parcel number for a piece of land when you don't know who owns it.

Answer 52

Aerial Photograph

Question 53

Height above or below sea level.

Answer 53

Altitude