Unit 5

Answer 1

The type of legal description that relies on a property’s physical features to determine and to describe the boundaries and measurements of the parcel.

Answer 2

The designated starting point for a metes-and-bounds description.

Answer 3

Fixed objects used to identify significant points of measurement in a metes-and-bounds description.

Answer 4

A land description system based on principal meridians and base lines.

Answer 5

Lines running six miles apart and parallel to the base line.

Answer 6

Scripts of land running parallel to the meridian.

Answer 7

Numbered squares of land within a township square.

Answer 8

A system of description that uses numbered areas referred to in a plat map.

Answer 9

A point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured.

Answer 10

Permanent reference markers, usually found on embossed brass markers set in concrete or asphalt.