Real Estate Ch. 5

What is the term for an increase of land caused by the gradual depositing of solid material by the action of water?

• accretion

• alluvion

• avulsion

• erosion

What rights are included in the traditional bundle of rights?

• payment of rent

• use of the property for any legal purpose

• ability to prohibit ownership by a person from another country

• condemnation rights

What is the correct rights for property that belongs to the owner of land below them?

• subsurface rights

• air rights

• surface rights

• personal property rights

What is typically considered personal property that does NOT convey to a new buyer?

• chattels

• fixtures

• trees

• underground oil

What is the term for solid material deposited by a body of water?

• accretion

• alluvion

• avulsion

• erosion

What does the term "parcel" refer to?

• a specific tract of land

• land buildup due to erosion

• land loss due to erosion

• air space above land

What is the term for a sudden change of the course of a stream?

• accretion

• alluvion

• avulsion

• erosion

What are manufactured, permanent additions to land called?

• chattels

• parcels

• improvements

• trade fixtures

The owner of a large farm has been approached by a gas-drilling company. What rights does the company wish to buy?

• riparian rights

• subsurface rights

• air rights

• littoral rights

How are properties that border water often priced?

• by the acre

• per square foot

• by the front foot

• per square yard