What is the starting point called in a metes and bounds description?
- Marker
- Check
- Meridian
- POB
POB
“Beginning at the SE corner of the intersection of Olive and 270; thence south 350 feet; thence west 350 feet; thence north 400 feet; thence east 400 feet.” Is this an adequate legal description?
- Yes. It is a good legal description of land.
- Yes. It is a good legal description because it contains feet.
- No. Legal descriptions must have compass readings.
- No. All legal descriptions must return to the POB.
No. All legal descriptions must return to the POB.
Which of the following would NEVER be included as part of a legal description?
- Lot and block
- Metes and bounds
- Range or township
- Street address
Street address
A lot that measured 330’ x 198’ sold for $30,000.What was the cost per acre?
- $10,000
- $20,000
- $25,000
- $30,000
$20,000
330 x 198 = 65,340 square feet
65,340 / 43,560 (# of sq ft in an acre) = 1.5
20,000 x 1.5 = 30,000
Objects used by surveyors in legal descriptions are
- medians.
- checks.
- monuments.
- ranges.
monuments
The description that follows contains how many acres? “The NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 20.”
- 40 acres
- 160 acres
- 320 acres
- 640 acres
40 acres
Section = 640 acres
640 x 1/4= 160
160 x 1/4 = 40
How many acres are there in a 1/8 mile squared? (1/8 mile squared is the same as 1/8 mile times 1/8 mile)
- 5 acres
- 6 acres
- 8 acres
- 10 acres
10 acres
5280 x 1/8 (.125) = 660
660 x 660’ = 435,600 square feet
435,600 / 43,560 = 10 acres
Because of the curvature of the earth, it is necessary to compensate for the changes in the lines through the use of
- correction lines.
- tier lines.
- township lines.
- range lines.
correction lines
1 mile = _____ feet
5,280
1 square yard = ______ square feet
9
1 cubic yard = ____ cubic feet
27
1 square mile = _____ acres
640
1 acre = ______ square feet
43,560
Area of a rectangle
Length x width = area of a rectangle
Area of a triangle
1/2 base x height = area of a triangle
Volume of a rectangle
length x width x depth = volume of a rectangle
Volume of a triangular prism
1/2 base x height x depth = volume of a triangular prism
