In the Public Land Survey System (PLSS),beginning at the Principal Meridian,the land is subdivided into six-mile-wide,north-south strips of land called ________; beginning at the Base Line,the land is subdivided into six-mile-wide,east-west strips of land called ________.

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The PLSS divides land into six-mile-wide, north-south strips called ranges starting at the Principal Meridian and east-west strips called townships starting at the Base Line. Therefore, choice D, ranges and townships, is the correct answer.