A Legal Description Of A Property Is One Which

Question: A legal description of a property is one which
Answer: accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of the property and distinguishes it from all properties.
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Question: What method of legal description was the first one used in America?
Answer: Metes and bounds system
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Question: The fundamental components of the metes and bounds system are
Answer: reference points, angles and distances.
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Question: A legal description in the rectangular survey system will also include a meets and bounds or lot and block description if the property
Answer: is irregular in shape.
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Question: What best describes a meridian?
Answer: A north-south longitudinal line on a rectangular survey grid.
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Question: What is the purpose of a principal meridian and base parallel?
Answer: Identifying townships in the jurisdiction.
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Question: How far apart are parallels
Answer: six miles.
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Question: How many sections are in a township?
Answer: 36
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Question: A range is defined by
Answer: two consecutive meridians.
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Question: A tier is defines by
Answer: two consecutive parallels
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Question: What are the dimensions of a township?
Answer: six miles square.
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Question: Sections of a township are numbered in what direction?
Answer: From the northeast corner toward the west an on to the southeast corner, alternating direction in each row.
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Question: What portion of a section is ten acres?
Answer: 1/64
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Question: A tract of land is 1/32nd of a section. How many acres does this tract consist of?
Answer: 40 acres.
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Question: The lot and block system of description is used for
Answer: properties in a subdivision.
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Question: Draw a township on paper. Shade the area represented by S 1/2, NE 1/4, W 1/2, NE 1/4
How many acres are int hat parcel?
How many square feet are in that parcel
Answer: 10 acres
435,600 square feet
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