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15 Cards in this Set
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BASE LINE
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Imaginary lines running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government survey system.
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GOVERNMENT SURVEY SYSTEM (GSS)
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A type of land description developed by the federal government for subdividing lands using surveying lines.
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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A series of boundary lines on the earths surface.
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LOT AND BLOCK
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A type of legal description of land.
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METES-AND-BOUNDS
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A method of legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions of the parcel. A metes-and-bounds description starts at the point of beginning and follows the boundaries of the land by compass direction and linear measurements and returns to the point of beginnings.
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MONUMENT
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Man-made or natural object used to establish boundaries of land.
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PATENT
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The instrument that conveys real property from the state or federal government to an individual.
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POINT OF BEGINNING (POB)
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The starting (and ending) place in land survey using the metes-and-bounds method of property description.
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PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN
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Imaginary lines running north and south and crossing a baseline at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government surveys system.
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RANGE
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In the government survey system of land description, a vertical strip of land six miles wide located between two consecutive submeridians or range lines.
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SECTION
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A square one mile/640 acres on each side.
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SURVEY
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A drawing of a parcel of land showing its boundary lines and includes the legal description of the property.
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TOWNSHIP
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A square six miles on each side (6 miles square) containing 36 square miles (36 sections).
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CHECK
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A square 24 miles on each side created by intersection guide meridians and correction lines; used to adjust the grid pattern of squares because of the curvature of the earth.
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GOVERNMENT LOT
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Fractional pieces of land less than a quarter section located along the banks of lakes and streams.
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