Define the Following Terms of Public Land Survey System Flashcards

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Base lines
Imaginary lines running East & West
Check (dimensions)
24 miles x 24 miles (largest measure)
Government survey system
Land description, used for subdividing land utilizing surveying lines
Legal description
A series of boundary lines on the earth's surface
Lot & block
A type of legal description for land
Metes & bounds
Legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions-
Monument
Man-made or nature object used to establish boundaries of land
Point of beginning (POB)
Starting (and ending) place in a land survey
Principle meridians
Imaginary lines running North & South
Range
A vertical strip of land six miles wide-
Section
1-mile x 1-mile tract of land containing 640 acres
Township
6-mile x 6-mile tract of land containing 36 sections
Tier
East-west row of townships
Where does a metes-and-bounds description start?
Point of beginning (POB)
Mete
Distance