Deck 5: Legal Descriptions of Property

Question 1

In a metes and bounds legal description, the term metes refers to the distance of a line, and the term bounds refers to the direction of a line.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the government survey method of legal descriptions, baselines run north and south.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In a government survey legal description, ___ lines are located at each six-mile interval running in an east-west direction parallel to the baseline.

Answer 3

township

Question 4

In a metes and bounds legal description, the symbol for minutes is (') and the symbol for seconds is (").

Question 5

The starting point in a metes and bounds legal description is called the ___.

Question 6

The newest and simplest type of legal description is the        method.

Question 7

The length of a curved line that makes up a segment of the boundary of real property is called a(n):

A) arc
B) radius
C) chord

Question 8

Boundary lines provide a starting point for measuring setback requirements when building on real property.

Question 9

In the government survey method, each section is:

A) one mile square
B) six miles square
C) twenty-four miles square

Question 10

What purpose does a legal description serve?

Question 11

When ordering a survey, what information should you supply to the surveyor?

Question 12

The plat method of legal description is typically used for:

A) single-family homes within a subdivision and condominiums
B) industrial parks and shopping centers
C) apartment complexes and office buildings

Question 13

What problems might be revealed by a survey?

Question 14

A survey that sets forth the location of improvements on a parcel of real property, such as buildings, driveways, and fences, is referred to as ___.

Question 15

In the government survey method, range lines are:

A) located at each 24-mile interval running in a north-south direction parallel to the principal meridian
B) located at each 6-mile interval running in an east-west direction parallel to the baselines
C) located at each 6-mile interval running in a north-south direction parallel to the principal meridian

Question 16

The oldest of the three methods of legal descriptions is the:

A) government survey method
B) plat method
C) metes and bounds method

Question 17

A ___ is a natural or manmade object that is permanent and fixed, such as a boulder, a large tree, a statue, or a building.

Question 18

In the government survey method of legal descriptions, each township is divided into thirty-six sections.

Question 19

What is included in the minimum technical standards a surveyor must observe when preparing a survey?

Question 20

What information is included in a proper plat method legal description?