RPLS Public Land Survey System (PLSS) 2

Question 1

How many sections are contained in a standard PLSS township?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

16

Answer

25

Answer

48

Question 2

What is an 'aliquot part' in PLSS land descriptions?

Accepted Answer

A regular fractional division of a section such as a half or quarter

Answer

A government lot assigned a specific acreage by the GLO

Answer

A correction applied to irregular boundary sections

Answer

A parcel created by a court subdivision order

Question 3

Which sections in a standard PLSS township most commonly contain fractional government lots?

Accepted Answer

Sections 1–7 and sections 18, 19, 30, and 31

Answer

Sections 1–6 and sections 31–36

Answer

Only the four corner sections (1, 6, 31, 36)

Answer

Sections 13, 18, 24, and 31

Question 4

A legal description reads 'NW1/4, SW1/4, Section 14.' How many acres does this parcel contain?

Accepted Answer

40 acres

Answer

160 acres

Answer

80 acres

Answer

20 acres

Question 5

In PLSS notation, 'T3N, R2W' means:

Accepted Answer

3rd township north of the baseline, 2nd range west of the principal meridian

Answer

3rd range north, 2nd township west of the state line

Answer

Township 3, Range 2, northwest quadrant

Answer

3rd tier north, 2nd guide meridian west

Question 6

What is the acreage of the S1/2, NE1/4 of a standard PLSS section?

Accepted Answer

80 acres

Answer

160 acres

Answer

40 acres

Answer

20 acres

Question 7

Government lots in the PLSS are typically found:

Accepted Answer

Along navigable bodies of water and at the north and west edges of townships where closures create irregular parcels

Answer

Only in sections along the eastern boundary of a township

Answer

Only in townships adjacent to state or international boundaries

Answer

In interior sections where soil surveys required special designations