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Legal Land Description and Land Management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

250

b)

100

c)

300

d)

200

2.

What is a baseline?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.

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.

a)

$.52

b)

$.89

c)

$1.17

d)

$4.61

4.

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

a)

meridians, base lines, townships, and ranges

b)

section, lot, and block numbers within a subdivision

c)

datum and benchmark placement within a parcel of land

d)

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

5.

The distance between two consecutive range lines?

a)

1 mile

b)

6 miles

c)

1 acre

d)

36 miles

6.

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

a)

275 sq. ft.

b)

321 sq. ft.

c)

210 sq. ft.

d)

110 sq. ft.

7.

There are 640 of these...

a)

sections in one township

b)

square miles in one township

c)

acres in one section of a township

d)

square feet in one square mile

8.

What is a parallel?

a)

a line of latitude

b)

another term for meridian

c)

the area of land between two consecutive meridians

d)

a line of longitude

9.

What is a meridian?

a)

a line of latitude

b)

another term for meridian

c)

the area of land between two consecutive meridians

d)

a line of longitude

10.

What is a range?

a)

a line of latitude

b)

another term for meridian

c)

the area of land between two consecutive meridians

d)

a line of longitude

11.

What is a tier?

a)

a line of latitude

b)

another term for meridian

c)

the area of land between two consecutive meridians

d)

the area of land between two consecutive parallels

12.

What is a township?

a)

a square area of land with sides of 1 mile each, consisting of 36 square mile sections and identified in reference to a meridian and baseline

b)

a square area of land with sides of 6 miles each, consisting of 36 square mile sections and identified in reference to a meridian and baseline

c)

a section in the rectangular survey method that measures one square mile

d)

a map indicating the locations and dimensions of lots in a lot and block system

13.

The SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section would measure how many acres?

a)

80

b)

64

c)

160

d)

40

14.

What is the perimeter of a rectangular lot with the dimensions of 65 ft. x 35 ft.?

a)

2,000 ft.

b)

800 ft.

c)

2,275 ft.

d)

200 ft.

15.

A 20-acre area is equal to how many square feet?

a)

873,000

b)

871,200

c)

105,600

d)

12,800

16.

"T2S R2W of Meridian 24" is a way to identify a section of property using which method of land surveying

a)

recorded plat method

b)

metes and bounds survey method

c)

block and lot method

d)

rectangular survey method

17.

You are helping a friend list her home, but she is unsure of her acreage. She knows her property is 770 ft. x 524 ft Using this information, how many acres is the lot?

a)

9.26 acres

b)

9.34 acres

c)

11.23 acres

d)

10.4 acres

18.

Which of the following terms refers to a surveyor's or developer's map that identifies lots and blocks

a)

plat

b)

land

c)

plot

d)

squat

19.

A 2,100 sq. ft. house is sold for $400,000. Rounded to the nearest cent, what is the cost per square foot?

a)

$152.98

b)

$190.48

c)

$220.17

d)

$542.21

20.

What is block and lot?

a)

a formal declaration that the person signing a document is doing so by choice

b)

the process and physical product of finding and measuring the boundaries of a piece of real estate

c)

the acquisition and right to anything produced by a property owner's land

d)

a type of legal description that identifies a piece of platted property by referring to the block and lot numbers in the subdivision