FUNDAMENTAL SURVEYING Coordinate Geometry (COGO) & Area Calculation 3

Question 1

What is a 'metes and bounds' legal description?

Accepted Answer

A description of land boundaries using bearings, distances, and monuments

Answer

Metes and bounds describes land by tracing its boundary using directions (bearings), distances, and natural or artificial monuments.

Question 2

In PLSS, how is Section 1 of a township located relative to the other sections?

Accepted Answer

Northeast corner

Answer

Section 1 is always in the northeast corner of a township; numbering proceeds west to Section 6, then drops down and goes east to Section 12, and so on in a boustrophedon pattern.

Question 3

What is the area of the NW quarter of the SE quarter of a standard PLSS section?

Accepted Answer

40 acres

Answer

Each quarter of a 640-acre section = 160 acres; the quarter of a quarter = 40 acres.

Question 4

What does a 'plat' represent in property surveying?

Accepted Answer

A map showing lots, blocks, streets, and easements in a subdivision

Answer

A plat is a recorded map of a subdivision showing the division of land into lots and blocks, with all dimensions, easements, and dedications.

Question 5

The 'principal meridian' in the PLSS is:

Accepted Answer

A north-south reference line from which ranges are numbered

Answer

Each PLSS survey area is controlled by a principal meridian (north-south) and a baseline (east-west) from which townships and ranges are numbered.

FUNDAMENTAL SURVEYING Practice Test

FUNDAMENTAL SURVEYING Practice Test

FUNDAMENTAL SURVEYING Coordinate Geometry (COGO) & Area Calculation 3