Chapter 10 Section 2

Question 1

government survey method history (rectangular method)

Answer 1

-developed in 1785
-divides surface of earth into a grid, with numbered squares
-each square can be divided into smaller squares repeatedly

Question 2

government method in florida

Answer 2

-begins in tallahassee by drawing a principal north/south line called the tallahassee principal meridian and east/west line called the tallahassee baseline

Question 3

range

Answer 3

-each vertical area between meridians is called a range

Question 4

tier

Answer 4

-each horizontal area between baselines is called a tier

Question 5

guide meridians

Answer 5

-drawn every 24 miles east and west of the tallahassee principal meridian

Question 6

correction lines

Answer 6

-located every 24 miles north and south of the tallahassee baseline

Question 7

check

Answer 7

-intersection of guide meridians and correction lines

Question 8

government lot

Answer 8

-a fractional piece of land less than a full quarter section located along the shore of a lake or the bank of a stream