Legal Land Description and Land Management

A developer is hoping to build an apartment building on a lot. The lot is 435,000 square feet. City regulations dictate that there can be density no greater than 25 occupants per acre. Approximately how many occupants can this lot house?

• 250

• 100

• 300

• 200

What is a baseline?

• a line of longitude used in the block and lot method of land description to identify townships in relation to proximity to principal meridian

• a line of latitude used in the metes and bounds method of land description to identify townships in relation to proximity of a principal meridian

• a line of latitude used in the rectangular survey method of land description to identify townships in relation to proximity to a principal meridian

• a line of longitude used in the rectangular survey method of land description to identify townships in relation to proximity to a principal meridian

The SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 16 in a township was sold to a developer for $900,000. Calculate the price per square foot of that land.

• $.52

• $.89

• $1.17

• $4.61

The rectangular survey system primarily relies on which of the following to describe land?

• meridians, base lines, townships, and ranges

• section, lot, and block numbers within a subdivision

• datum and benchmark placement within a parcel of land

• a readily identifiable point of beginning and the boundaries of a property in terms of distance and compass directions

The distance between two consecutive range lines?

• 1 mile

• 6 miles

• 1 acre

• 36 miles

A bedroom is 17.5 feet by 12 feet. What is the square footage?

• 275 sq. ft.

• 321 sq. ft.

• 210 sq. ft.

• 110 sq. ft.

There are 640 of these...

• sections in one township

• square miles in one township

• acres in one section of a township

• square feet in one square mile

What is a parallel?

• a line of latitude

• another term for meridian

• the area of land between two consecutive meridians

• a line of longitude

What is a meridian?

• a line of latitude

• another term for meridian

• the area of land between two consecutive meridians

• a line of longitude

What is a range?

• a line of latitude

• another term for meridian

• the area of land between two consecutive meridians

• a line of longitude