* Real Estate Development Quiz Chapter 6 Land Survey

The horizontal line that runs east and west through Tallahassee is called:

• A. Base line

• B. Principal meridian

• C. Tier

• D. Range

Which method of legal description is the most accurate?

• A. Metes and Bounds

• B. Lot and Block

• C. Governmental survey system

• D. Boundary method

Which type of legal description method requires a point of beginning (P.O.B.)?

• A. Metes and Bounds

• B. Lot and Block

• C. Governmental survey system

• D. Boundary method

When utilizing the government survey system, a strip of land 6 miles wide running in a north-south direction is called:

• A. Township

• B. Range

• C. Section

• D. Tier

Which section number is directly north of Section 7?

• A. Section 14

• B. Section 1

• C. Section 21

• D. Section 6

How many acres are in each section?

• 160

• 360

• 180

• 640

How many acres are contained in the NW¼ of the SE¼ of the SW¼ of Section 21?

• 160

• 80

• 10

• 40

How many acres are contained in the NE¼ of the NE¼ and the S½ of the SE¼?

• 40

• 120

• 160

• 5

Parcels of land in a subdivision are usually described by which method?

• Lot and block

• Metes and bounds

• Government survey

• All of the above

Which county office is responsible for assigning parcel I.D. numbers?

• Tax collector

• Property appraiser

• Clerk of court

• County Commission