Principles of Surveying verified/passed 2024/2025

Principles of SurveyingSurveying - correct answer the art and science of determining the relative positions of points above, on, or beneath the earth's surface and locating the points in the field. Greeks - correct answer developed geometry instruments for measurement Romans - correct answer roads, aqueducts, land division Survey Methods - correct answer Metes and bounds Public Land Surveying System (PLSS) Famous Surveyors - correct answer George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Oblate spheroid - correct answer shape of the earth, a slightly flattened sphere Elevation - correct answer Distance above or below mean sea level Level - correct answer -Objects at the same elevation -A plane perpendicular to a vertical line •Plane Surface - correct answer -Earth is assumed to be a flat horizontal surface -Plane surveying -Small areas •Level surface - correct answer -Adjusts to the curvature of the earth