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18 Cards in this Set
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air lots
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Right to use open space above a property, usually allowing the surface to be used for another purpose. 19 |
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base lines |
Main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point. (rectangular survey system) 88 |
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benchmark |
Permanent reference marks or points established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation 94 |
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datum |
A horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured. 94
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legal description |
A description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it.
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lot-and-block (recorded plat) method |
A method of describing 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. 91
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metes-and-bounds method |
A method used to describe a parcel of land that begins at a well-marked point and follows the property's boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the place of beginning (POB). 86 |
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monuments |
A fixed natural or artificial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description. 87
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plat map |
A map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties. 91
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point of beginning (POB) |
In a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel; all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel back to the point of beginning. 86
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principal meridians |
The main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point. (rectangular survey system) 88
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ranges |
A strip of land 6 miles wide, extending north and south and numbered east and west according to its distance from the principal meridian in the rectangular survey system. 88 |
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rectangular (government) survey system |
A system established in 1785 by the federal government, providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines. 88
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sections |
A portion of a township under the rectangular survey system. 36, numbered 1 through 36. Square with mile-long sides and an area of one square mile, or 640 acres.
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survey |
The process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined; the one-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions, and position of a house on a lot, including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements 93
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tiers |
Strips of land that are 6 miles wide, extending ease and west and numbered north and south according to their distance from the base line in the rectangular survey system. 88
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township lines |
All the lines in a rectangular survey system that run ease and west, parallel to the base line and 6 miles apart. 88
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township |
The principal unit of the rectangular survey system. 6-mile square of 36 square miles. 89
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