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(Principles 1) Legal Descriptions

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When a survey shows the location, size, and shape of buildings on the property, it is called an improvement survey T/F?
T
A legal description of the property is required for the purchase of an apartment building T/F?
T
Which equals 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards or 320 rods?
Mile
In the rectangular survey system of describing real estate, a parcel of land may overlap two sections T/F?
T
In a metes-and-bounds description, N 44° 31' 56" E is
North, 44 degrees, 31 minutes, 56 seconds, East.
Each section contains 640 acres T/F?
T
How many acres are in a quarter-section parcel of land?
160
In the metes-and-bounds description reading "Beginning at an iron rod set for the corner; thence 90° 0' 0" E 180.0'; thence 0° 0' 0" S 160.0'; thence back to the POB," the parcel identified is a
Triangle
Which way of describing real estate uses two sets of intersecting lines that form a grid?
Rectangular survey system
In a metes and bounds description
the actual distance between monuments takes precedence over linear measurements set forth in a description
The N½, SW¼, SE¼ of Section 13 contains
20 acres
A property owner may divide the space above the property's surface into
Air Lofts
The following partial description is an example of which method: Beginning at the intersection of the east line of Jones road and the south line of Skull Drive; then east along the south line of Skull drive 200 feet; then south 15°, 30' east....?
Metes-and-Bounds
In the metes-and-bounds description, (°) stands for a
Degree
How many inches are in a vera?
33 1/3
Monuments are ALWAYS man-made objects T/F?
F
A bench mark is a point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated T/F?
F
In the lot-and-block method, a surveyor prepares a subdivision legal description in which the land is divided into numbered or lettered lots and blocks T/F?
F
The rectangular survey system was established by the Spanish Crown to standardize the description of land acquired by Spain in the New World T/F?
F
The rectangular survey method is the oldest type of legal description T/F?
F
A survey sketch shows the location and dimensions of a parcel of land T/F?
T
In a survey for a real estate transaction, a datum is a level surface from which elevations are measured T/F?
T
One essential element of a valid real estate sales contract or of a deed is an accurate description of the land being conveyed T/F?
T
One valid method of land description is by lot and block number, referring to a subdivision plat placed in the public records of the county where the land is located T/F?
T
Each section is one-half square mile, or 320 acres T/F?
F
Legal descriptions should be drafted by licensees because they are MOST familiar with the properties they list T/F?
F
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