CST CST Legal Descriptions & Boundary Surveys

Question 1

Which type of legal description traces the perimeter of a parcel starting from a Point of Beginning?

Accepted Answer

Metes and bounds

Answer

Lot and block

Answer

Government rectangular

Answer

Geodetic description

Question 2

In the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a standard township is divided into how many sections?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

16

Answer

24

Answer

48

Question 3

What is the purpose of a retracement survey?

Accepted Answer

To re-establish original boundary locations set by a prior survey

Answer

To subdivide a large parcel into smaller lots

Answer

To create a new legal description for a parcel

Answer

To measure topographic features of a site

Question 4

In the PLSS, sections are numbered starting in which corner of a township?

Accepted Answer

Northeast corner

Answer

Southwest corner

Answer

Southeast corner

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Northwest corner

Question 5

What term describes a monument placed by a surveyor at an offset from an inaccessible corner to preserve its position?

Accepted Answer

Witness corner

Answer

Bench mark

Answer

Reference monument

Answer

Control point

Question 6

Which document legally conveys ownership of real property from one party to another?

Accepted Answer

Deed

Answer

Plat

Answer

Easement

Answer

Title commitment