Test Bank Answer Key
Chapter 3 Surveys and Land Descriptions
TRUE/FALSE
1. A boundary survey without any warranties as to accuracy is called an as-built survey.
2. A boundary survey that locates physical improvements on the land is called an as-built survey.
3. All states use a government rectangular survey system.
4. Generally speaking, a land lot and district designation would not be found in a government
rectangular survey system.
5. Generally speaking, a land lot and district designation would be used in a government
rectangular survey description.
6. Base lines run north and south.
7. Base lines run east and west.
8. Principal meridians run east and west.
9. Principal meridians are always identified as a certain meridian a number of degrees north
of the equator.
10. Township lines are lines that run east and west at 6-mile intervals parallel with base lines.
11. Township lines are lines that run north and south at 6-mile intervals parallel with meridians.
12. Range lines are lines that run east and west at 6-mile intervals parallel with base lines.
13. A township square is 20 miles square.
14. A township square is 36 miles square.
15. A township square is divided into 24 sections.
16. A township square is divided into 36 sections.
17. Each section of a township square contains 1,000 acres.
18. Each section of a township square contains 640 acres.
19. A platted description describes a piece of land by reference to a recorded survey or plat.
20. A metes and bounds description describes a piece of land by reference to a recorded survey
or plat.
21. A metes and bounds call will contain both a course and a distance.
22. A metes and bounds description must close.
23. “Begin at a point on Elm Street” is a correct designation as a point of beginning.
24. The length between two points on a metes and bounds description is called a course.
25. A straight line between the beginning and ending points of a curve is called a chord.
26. Most surveys should indicate which direction is north on the survey by including a north arrow.
27. Most surveys should indicate which direction is south on the survey by including a south arrow.
28. Generally, a surveyor will indicate if the property surveyed is located in a flood hazard area.
29. Generally, a surveyor will indicate if the property surveyed is located in an earthquake zone.
30. One of the key objectives when reviewing a survey is to determine if the survey description of
the property matches the description contained in the deed to the property.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Vertical lines that run north and south and are used in the government rectangular survey
system are known as
A. base lines.
B. range lines.
C. principal meridians.
D. township lines.
2. Horizontal lines that run east and west and are used in the government rectangular survey
system are known as
A. principal meridians.
B. township lines.
C. range lines.
D. base lines.
3. Land on either side of a principal meridian is divided into 6-mile strips by north and south lines,
which are called
A. range lines.
B. base lines.
C. township lines.
D. guide meridians.
4. A township square is subdivided into
A. 24 sections.
B. 10 sections.
C. 36 sections.
D. none of the above.
5. Sections within a township are numbered consecutively beginning in the
A. southeast corner of the township.
B. northeast corner of the township.
C. northwest corner of the township.
D. southwest corner of the township.
6. A section of a township contains
A. 200 acres.
B. 460 acres.
C. 640 acres.
D. 250 acres.
7. The SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section would be an area of land equal to
A. 160 acres.
B. 80 acres.
C. 20 acres.
D. 40 acres.
8. The S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section would be an area of land equal to
A. 20 acres.
B. 10 acres.
C. 40 acres.
D. 80 acres.
9. The NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of a section would be an area of land equal to
A. 80 acres.
B. 40 acres.
C. 10 acres.
D. 20 acres.
10. Which of the following would be an appropriate monument for purposes of locating a point of
beginning on a survey?
A. Street intersection
B. Intersection of street with railroad
C. Intersection of street with stream
D. Intersection of land lot lines
E. All of the above
F. None of the above