Il Real Estate Ch#9

Front 1

Name 3 methods used to describe property:

Back 1

1)metes-and-bounds
2)rectangular survey
3)lot-and-block

Front 2

square mile=___________ acres

Back 2

640

Front 3

__________ feet in a mile

Back 3

5280

Front 4

For the purpose of the US Geological Survey,datum is defined as the mean sea level at __________________.

Back 4

New York Habor

Front 5

The general datum plane used by IL surveyors is _____________ .

Back 5

the USGS datum

Front 6

A spot survey shows ___________________.

Back 6

the location,size, and shape of buildings on the lot

Front 7

A sketch survey shows ___________________.

Back 7

the location and dimensions of the parcel of land

Front 8

In describing a lot from a recorded subdivision plat,what 3 idntifiers are used?

Back 8

1)lot-and-block number
2)name or number of subdivision plat
3)name on county and state

Front 9

What 3 things must a township description included?

Back 9

1)designation of the township tier in which the township is located
2)designation of the range strip
3)name or number of the prime meridan for that area

Front 10

What is the IL Plat Act?

Back 10

When an owner divides a parcel of land into 2 or more parts,any of which is less than 5 acres,the parts must be surveyed and a plat of subdivision recorded

Front 11

What princple meridians are used in desribing land in IL?
Which one is not in IL?

Back 11

1) 2nd(not in IL;IN)
2)3rd
3)4th

Front 12

square yard=________square feet

Back 12

9

Front 13

square foot=_______square inches

Back 13

144

Front 14

How many sections in a township?

Back 14

36

Front 15

Section=__ miles x __ mlies

Back 15

1 mile x 1 mile(640 acres)

Front 16

cubic yard=__cubic feet

Back 16

27

Front 17

_________=square feet per acre

Back 17

43,560

Front 18

Define principal meridian:

Back 18

the main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point,used by surveyors for reference in locating & describing land under the rectangular survey system of legal description

Front 19

Define ranges:

Back 19

a strip of land 6 miles wide,extending north & south and numbered east and west acording to its distance from the principle meridan in the rectangular survey system of a legal desription

Front 20

Define rectangular survey system:

Back 20

system established in 1785 by the federal goverment,provided forsurveyingand describing land by reference to principal merdians and base lines

Front 21

Define sections:

Back 21

a portion of township under the rectangular survey system --a section is a square with mile-long sides and an area of i square mile or 640 acres

Front 22

Define townships:

Back 22

the principal unit of a rectangular system -- a township is a square with 6 mile sides and an area of 36 square miles

Front 23

Define township lines:

Back 23

lines running east & west parallel to the base line and 6 miles apart in a rectangular survey system in a legal description

Front 24

Define township squares:

Back 24

the basic unit of the rectangular survey system; where the horizontal township lines and the vertical range lines intersect,they form squares

Front 25

Define township tiers:

Back 25

a strip of land 6 miles wide, extending east & west and numbered north & south according to its distance from the base line in the rectangular survey system of a legal description

Front 26

Define goverment survey system:

Back 26

rectanglar survey system

Front 27

Define legal desription:

Back 27

a desription of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it

Front 28

Define lot-and-block system:

Back 28

a method of desribing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to lot and block numbers within a subdivision,as specified on a recorded subdivision plat

Front 29

Define metes-and-bounds method:

Back 29

a legal description of a pacel of land that begins at a well marked point and follows the boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the point of beginning

Front 30

Define monuments:

Back 30

a fixed or artifcial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description

Front 31

Define plat map:

Back 31

a map of a town,section, or subdivision indicating the location & boundaries of individual properties

Front 32

Define point of beginning (POB):

Back 32

in a metes-and-bounds legal description,the starting point of the survey,situated in one corner of the parcel

Front 33

Define correction line:

Back 33

provisions i the rectangular survey system made to compensate for the curvature of the earth's surface--every 4th township line is used as a corrrection line on which the intervals between the north & south rane lines are remeasured and corrected to a full 6 miles

Front 34

Define datum:

Back 34

a horizontal plane from which heights and depth are measured

Front 35

Define fractional sections:

Back 35

a parcel of land less than 160 acres,usually found at the edge of a rectangular survey

Front 36

Define goverment check:

Back 36

the 24 mile square parcels composed of 16 townships in the rectangular survey system of legal description

Front 37

Define govermet lots:

Back 37

fractional sections in the rectangular survey system that are less than one quarter sectionin area

Front 38

Define air lots:

Back 38

a designated airspace over a piece of land

Front 39

Define base lines:

Back 39

the main imaginary line running east & west crossing a principal meridan ata definite point,used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular survey system of a legal description

Front 40

Define bench marks:

Back 40

a permanent reference mark or point established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation

Front 41

What number section is set aside for schools in a township?

Back 41

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