Chapter 11 Practice Questions

31 practice questions

1. Chapter 11 Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of legal descriptions used today?
2. Chapter 11 Which method of legal description is considered the most accurate for describing both regularly and irregularly shaped parcels?
3. Chapter 11 In a metes-and-bounds description, what do the terms "metes" and "bounds" refer to?
4. Chapter 11 A metes-and-bounds description must always begin and end at the:
5. Chapter 11 In a metes-and-bounds description, the corners of the parcel are identified using fixed markers called:
6. Chapter 11 The Government Survey System describes land using a grid formed by intersecting:
7. Chapter 11 In Florida, the reference point for the Government Survey System (where the Principal Meridian and Base Line intersect) is located in:
8. Chapter 11 In the Government Survey System, the six-mile-wide strips of land running North and South are called:
9. Chapter 11 The six-mile-wide strips of land running East and West parallel to the Base Line are called:
10. Chapter 11 A "Township" is a square formed by the intersection of a Range and a Tier. What are its dimensions?
11. Chapter 11 A "Section" is a square that is one mile on each side. How many acres does it contain?
12. Chapter 11 How are the 36 sections numbered within a Township?
13. Chapter 11 How do you calculate the acreage of a parcel described as "The NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 6"?
14. Chapter 11 The "Lot and Block" method of legal description is primarily used for:
15. Chapter 11 The legal description "The NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Section 20, Township 4 South, Range 2 East" describes a tract of how many acres?
16. Chapter 11 Which of the following legal descriptions consists of 120 acres?
17. Chapter 11 In the metes-and-bounds method of description, what do the terms refer to?
18. Chapter 11 What is the correct designation for a township located three township tiers south of the base line and five ranges east of the principal meridian?
19. Chapter 11 What is the specific term for the tract of land located inside the square formed by intersecting north-south range lines and east-west township lines?
20. Chapter 11 In the Government Survey System, what is the designation for the vertical strip of land six miles wide beginning at the principal meridian and extending six miles west? 
21. Chapter 11 If you have located a township designated as T2N, R1E, what is the designation of the township located immediately due south?
22. Chapter 11 Which of the following accurately describes the dimensions and contents of a standard township in the Government Survey System?
23. Chapter 11 A legal description that reads, in part, “the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 Section 12, Township 42 South, Range 12 East” describes a tract of:
24. Chapter 11 A man owned the NW 1/4 of a section. He sold the W 1/2 of that NW 1/4. How many acres does the man still own?
25. Chapter 11 What information is specifically detailed on a recorded plat map used in the lot and block method of legal description?
26. Chapter 11 The SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 AND the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of a certain section contain how many acres?
27. Chapter 11 Which legal method of land description is specifically adapted to describing large tracts of land using a grid system and extremely concise symbols, fractions, and words?
28. Chapter 11 In the Government Survey System, what are the specific dimensions of a tract of land legally defined as a "check"?
29. Chapter 11 What is the specific term for the 6-mile-square tract of land formed by the intersection of east-west township lines and north-south range lines?
30. Chapter 11 When writing out a legal property description using the Government Survey System, what is the standard, legally recognized sequence for listing the primary identifying numbers?

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