Legal Land Descriptions Review #2

There are ____________ sections in a township.

• 66

• 640

• 18

• 36

A piece of land that measures 1 mile square is called a:

• parcel

• township

• hectare

• section

How many miles are on the side of a township?

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 10

There are ___________ square miles in a regular township.

• 6

• 16

• 36

• 160

Irregular townships and sections occur because of:

• the meeting of two different surveys

• surveyor's errors

• the curved surface of the earth

In the Eastern part of the United States, the main system used for describing land was:

• Rectangular Land Survey

• Permanent Markers

• Metes and Bounds

• None of these are correct

The description of (b) above is:

• SE 1/4, NE 1/4

• SW 1/4, NW 1/4

• SW 1/4, SW 1/4

• SW 1/4, NE 1/4

How many acres are in (d) above?

• 5

• 20

• 40

• 80

There are ____________ sections in a regular township.

• 6

• 16

• 36

• 160

Acres n a tract of land that is one mile by three quarter mile.

• 480

• 320

• 240

• 120