Complete FL Real Estate Exam 88%
Study Guide Questions with Accurate
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What is the way to determine the identity of a property? - ANSWERSA legal Description
What does a legal description identify? - ANSWERSa property's location,
measurements, and
all necessary location information to identify a plot of land
What is a legal description used for? - ANSWERSas a form of identification,
is used on legal papers like contracts,
deeds and
title insurance policies for a particular property
What are the 3 methods for creating a legal description? - ANSWERSMetes and
bounds
Rectangular Government survey
Lot and Block number on a plat map
What are Metes and Bounds? - ANSWERSis the oldest of all the measuring systems
used in the United States.
It relies on monuments and point of beginning.
It includes compass readings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
Surveyors use specific equipment to measure the direction and angles.
What does the term Metes refer to? - ANSWERSdistance
What does the term Bounds refer to? - ANSWERSa direction
What is the starting point of a surveyor called? - ANSWERSpoint of beginning (POB)
How many degrees are used in a measurement of metes and bounds? - ANSWERS360
,Where does the survey end? - ANSWERSat the place it started- the Point of Beginning
or POB
What are Monuments? - ANSWERSthey are fixed objects that are used to establish this
point of beginning
An example of a Monument would be a(n): - ANSWERSOld Dutch Mill,
the Stone Fence,
the stately old pine
Are monuments considered reliable? - ANSWERSNo they are considered the least
reliable part of the measurement since monuments sometimes disappear over time.
What are compass directions used for? - ANSWERSto describe the direction of
boundary lines using a circle (360 degrees)
What would be an example of a metes and bounds system? - ANSWERSBeginning at
the old red barn, proceeding in a northwesterly direction for 200 feet at a reading of
85°until reaching the stately old pine; thence in a northeasterly direction for 500 ft at
210° to the middle of the old stone fence; thence in a southeasterly direction 300' at a
reading of 240° until reaching the old Dutch mill; thence in a southwestern direction 200
' at 360° until reaching the Point of Beginning. (POB)
What is the word thence used for? - ANSWERSto indicate a change in direction
What are the numbers in degrees based on a 360 degree cirlce? - ANSWERSCompass
Headings
What States use the metes and bounds system? - ANSWERSthe original thirteen
colonies, plus Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia,
and parts of Ohio
What system does most of the country use to determine where a property is located? -
ANSWERSthe U.S. Rectangular Government Survey or a
combination of both metes and bounds and U.S. Rectangular Government Survey
How is the U.S. Rectangular Government Survey arranged? - ANSWERSin a series of
grids with lines going north and south and other lines going east and west
Principal Meridians run: - ANSWERSNorth and South
Base lines run: - ANSWERSEast and West
,How many sets of principal meridians are there in the United States? - ANSWERS36
To correct for the curvature of the earth, guide meridians are drawn every ____ miles
east and west of the principal meridians and offset the principal meridian by ____ feet
m/l - ANSWERS24
50
Correction lines running east and west are located every ____ miles north and south
more or less of the base line - ANSWERS24
Each 24x24 square created by these guide meridians and correction lines is called a
what? - ANSWERSCheck
Florida's measurement begins where? - ANSWERSTallahassee
Where does the Tallahassee Principal Meridian run? - ANSWERSNorth and South
Where does the Tallahassee baseline run? - ANSWERSEast and West
What are range lines? - ANSWERSlines drawn north and south; east and west
Where is Range 1E? - ANSWERSon the east of the Tallahassee Principal Meridian
Where is R1W? - ANSWERSthe West side of the Principal Meridian
How do township lines run? - ANSWERSeast and west linearly
(a horizontal line)
A Township is formed by the forming of a? - ANSWERSN/S E/W tier
A township is how many square miles? - ANSWERS36
A township is then divided into how many sections? - ANSWERS36
Sections for a township are numbered from front upper ____ to _____ and across a
township in a back and forth movement - ANSWERSRight
Left
Each section of a township is how many square miles? - ANSWERS1
How many acres are in 1 square mile? - ANSWERS640
How many square feet are in an acre? - ANSWERS43,560
, Within these sections are also corrections for the what? - ANSWERSEarths Shape
How many acres are in a section? - ANSWERS640
What is a section the basis of? - ANSWERSA legal description
If you want to buy 1/4 of a section how much land is that? - ANSWERSThe amount of
land would be 1/4 of 640 acres= 160 acres.
Suppose you want a 2 1/2 acre lot in Section 36. What is the legal description? -
ANSWERSSW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 36
What is a Fractional Government Lot? - ANSWERSare irregularly shaped parcels of
land, usually fronting on water, which could not be divided practically into sections under
the government survey system
areas which would not be divided practically using the method above and may be
supplemented with a "metes and bounds"
What is a lot and block system? - ANSWERSThe system utilizes a map referred to as a
plat map
What is a plat map? - ANSWERSlaid out with a complete legal description by section,
number, etc
Once the plat has a complete legal description, smaller areas in the plat are referred to
as what for example? - ANSWERSsubdivision A
Where is each plat map recorded? - ANSWERSin the county where the property is
located
so that anyone wishing to find the full legal description can refer to that plat.
What is used to aid in the assessment of property for tax collection? - ANSWERSeach
piece (parcel) of land is given a Parcel Number
What are the tax maps indicating these parcel numbers based on? - ANSWERSthe
recorded plat maps as well as
other land recorded in the county.
What does every property have? - ANSWERSa Parcel Number
assessed value of the land and structures
owner's name and address of record
Study Guide Questions with Accurate
Answers
What is the way to determine the identity of a property? - ANSWERSA legal Description
What does a legal description identify? - ANSWERSa property's location,
measurements, and
all necessary location information to identify a plot of land
What is a legal description used for? - ANSWERSas a form of identification,
is used on legal papers like contracts,
deeds and
title insurance policies for a particular property
What are the 3 methods for creating a legal description? - ANSWERSMetes and
bounds
Rectangular Government survey
Lot and Block number on a plat map
What are Metes and Bounds? - ANSWERSis the oldest of all the measuring systems
used in the United States.
It relies on monuments and point of beginning.
It includes compass readings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
Surveyors use specific equipment to measure the direction and angles.
What does the term Metes refer to? - ANSWERSdistance
What does the term Bounds refer to? - ANSWERSa direction
What is the starting point of a surveyor called? - ANSWERSpoint of beginning (POB)
How many degrees are used in a measurement of metes and bounds? - ANSWERS360
,Where does the survey end? - ANSWERSat the place it started- the Point of Beginning
or POB
What are Monuments? - ANSWERSthey are fixed objects that are used to establish this
point of beginning
An example of a Monument would be a(n): - ANSWERSOld Dutch Mill,
the Stone Fence,
the stately old pine
Are monuments considered reliable? - ANSWERSNo they are considered the least
reliable part of the measurement since monuments sometimes disappear over time.
What are compass directions used for? - ANSWERSto describe the direction of
boundary lines using a circle (360 degrees)
What would be an example of a metes and bounds system? - ANSWERSBeginning at
the old red barn, proceeding in a northwesterly direction for 200 feet at a reading of
85°until reaching the stately old pine; thence in a northeasterly direction for 500 ft at
210° to the middle of the old stone fence; thence in a southeasterly direction 300' at a
reading of 240° until reaching the old Dutch mill; thence in a southwestern direction 200
' at 360° until reaching the Point of Beginning. (POB)
What is the word thence used for? - ANSWERSto indicate a change in direction
What are the numbers in degrees based on a 360 degree cirlce? - ANSWERSCompass
Headings
What States use the metes and bounds system? - ANSWERSthe original thirteen
colonies, plus Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia,
and parts of Ohio
What system does most of the country use to determine where a property is located? -
ANSWERSthe U.S. Rectangular Government Survey or a
combination of both metes and bounds and U.S. Rectangular Government Survey
How is the U.S. Rectangular Government Survey arranged? - ANSWERSin a series of
grids with lines going north and south and other lines going east and west
Principal Meridians run: - ANSWERSNorth and South
Base lines run: - ANSWERSEast and West
,How many sets of principal meridians are there in the United States? - ANSWERS36
To correct for the curvature of the earth, guide meridians are drawn every ____ miles
east and west of the principal meridians and offset the principal meridian by ____ feet
m/l - ANSWERS24
50
Correction lines running east and west are located every ____ miles north and south
more or less of the base line - ANSWERS24
Each 24x24 square created by these guide meridians and correction lines is called a
what? - ANSWERSCheck
Florida's measurement begins where? - ANSWERSTallahassee
Where does the Tallahassee Principal Meridian run? - ANSWERSNorth and South
Where does the Tallahassee baseline run? - ANSWERSEast and West
What are range lines? - ANSWERSlines drawn north and south; east and west
Where is Range 1E? - ANSWERSon the east of the Tallahassee Principal Meridian
Where is R1W? - ANSWERSthe West side of the Principal Meridian
How do township lines run? - ANSWERSeast and west linearly
(a horizontal line)
A Township is formed by the forming of a? - ANSWERSN/S E/W tier
A township is how many square miles? - ANSWERS36
A township is then divided into how many sections? - ANSWERS36
Sections for a township are numbered from front upper ____ to _____ and across a
township in a back and forth movement - ANSWERSRight
Left
Each section of a township is how many square miles? - ANSWERS1
How many acres are in 1 square mile? - ANSWERS640
How many square feet are in an acre? - ANSWERS43,560
, Within these sections are also corrections for the what? - ANSWERSEarths Shape
How many acres are in a section? - ANSWERS640
What is a section the basis of? - ANSWERSA legal description
If you want to buy 1/4 of a section how much land is that? - ANSWERSThe amount of
land would be 1/4 of 640 acres= 160 acres.
Suppose you want a 2 1/2 acre lot in Section 36. What is the legal description? -
ANSWERSSW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 36
What is a Fractional Government Lot? - ANSWERSare irregularly shaped parcels of
land, usually fronting on water, which could not be divided practically into sections under
the government survey system
areas which would not be divided practically using the method above and may be
supplemented with a "metes and bounds"
What is a lot and block system? - ANSWERSThe system utilizes a map referred to as a
plat map
What is a plat map? - ANSWERSlaid out with a complete legal description by section,
number, etc
Once the plat has a complete legal description, smaller areas in the plat are referred to
as what for example? - ANSWERSsubdivision A
Where is each plat map recorded? - ANSWERSin the county where the property is
located
so that anyone wishing to find the full legal description can refer to that plat.
What is used to aid in the assessment of property for tax collection? - ANSWERSeach
piece (parcel) of land is given a Parcel Number
What are the tax maps indicating these parcel numbers based on? - ANSWERSthe
recorded plat maps as well as
other land recorded in the county.
What does every property have? - ANSWERSa Parcel Number
assessed value of the land and structures
owner's name and address of record
