Measurement of Forest Resources Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
Metes and Bounds - Correct Answers -A land survey systems that uses natural physical
features in the landscape as starting points for land measurements
Rectangular Survey - Correct Answers -A land survey system that uses an initial point
as the beginning point for each survey and that establishes east-west baselines north-
south meridians, and intermediate survey lines
Scribner's rule - Correct Answers -a table used by the timber industry to estimate the
number of board feet in a log
Doyle's Rule - Correct Answers -a table that the timber industry uses to estimate the
number of board feet in a log
Board Foot (BF) - Correct Answers -a unit of measurement for lumber equal to a piece
of wood 1 foot long, 12 inches wide and 1 inch thick
International Log Rule - Correct Answers -a table used to estimate the number of board
feet in a log by calculating the volume of each 4 foot log section and adding volumes
together
Initial Point - Correct Answers -A permanent physical feature that is prominent in the
landscape that serves as a beginning point for a rectangular land survey
Baseline - Correct Answers -A survey line that runs east and west
Principal Meridian - Correct Answers -A survey line that runs north and south
Standard Parallel - Correct Answers -A survey line that is established running east and
west for each interval of 24 miles on either side of the baseline
Guide Meridian - Correct Answers -A survey line that is established running north and
south for each interval of slightly less than 24 miles (corrected for the curvature of the
earth) on either side of the principal meridian
Township - Correct Answers -A tract of land measuring approximately 6 miles on each
side
Questions with Verified Answers
Metes and Bounds - Correct Answers -A land survey systems that uses natural physical
features in the landscape as starting points for land measurements
Rectangular Survey - Correct Answers -A land survey system that uses an initial point
as the beginning point for each survey and that establishes east-west baselines north-
south meridians, and intermediate survey lines
Scribner's rule - Correct Answers -a table used by the timber industry to estimate the
number of board feet in a log
Doyle's Rule - Correct Answers -a table that the timber industry uses to estimate the
number of board feet in a log
Board Foot (BF) - Correct Answers -a unit of measurement for lumber equal to a piece
of wood 1 foot long, 12 inches wide and 1 inch thick
International Log Rule - Correct Answers -a table used to estimate the number of board
feet in a log by calculating the volume of each 4 foot log section and adding volumes
together
Initial Point - Correct Answers -A permanent physical feature that is prominent in the
landscape that serves as a beginning point for a rectangular land survey
Baseline - Correct Answers -A survey line that runs east and west
Principal Meridian - Correct Answers -A survey line that runs north and south
Standard Parallel - Correct Answers -A survey line that is established running east and
west for each interval of 24 miles on either side of the baseline
Guide Meridian - Correct Answers -A survey line that is established running north and
south for each interval of slightly less than 24 miles (corrected for the curvature of the
earth) on either side of the principal meridian
Township - Correct Answers -A tract of land measuring approximately 6 miles on each
side
