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13 Cards in this Set
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metes and bounds |
best for use in NC, earliest form of legal description. distance=metes direction = bounds used to establish boundaries |
13 original colonies |
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1 acre of land = |
43,560 sq ft. |
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government rectangular survey system |
divides land into rectangles, is measured from the intersection of principle meridians and baselines. is referenced by degrees of longitude and latitude ; uses township lines |
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call |
each call gives the distance (metes) and direction (bounds) |
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monuments |
fixed objects used to establish real estate boundaries stones, large streeams |
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POB |
point of beginnning |
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rectangular survey |
not used in nc divides land into rectangles |
used out west |
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principle meridians |
run North and South |
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Base lines |
run east and west |
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townships |
6 sq mile and contain 36 square miles or 23040 acres 1 sq mile=640 acres |
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plat = |
previous survey |
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Math shortcut |
To calculate acres in a survey system description multiply all the denominators and ÷ by 640 |
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Area |
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