Fundamentals of Survey (FS exam) Technical/Legal
Terms |Q’s and A’s (Common technical/legal term used
in the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying exam)
Deed - -The official document transferring ownership from seller to buyer
-Warranty Deed - -A deed in which the grantor makes formal assurance as to quality of
title. Will forever defend the grantee against any claim on the property
-Alluvium - -A deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley
or delta, typically producing fertile soil.
-Prescription - -Creation of an easement under claim of right by use of land that has been
open continuous and exclusive for a period of time prescribed by law.
-Deed of Trust - -An instrument that takes the place of a mortgage, that gives full power to
sell, mortgage, and subdivide a parcel of real estate.
-Quitclaim Deed - -A conveyance by which the grantor transfers whatever interest he or
she has in the real estate, without warranties or obligations.
-Lien - -A claim or charge against property for the payment of a debt.
-Aquiescence (Surveying) - -Evidence that parties agree to establish a boundary line as
true.
-Patent - -An instrument from which a sovereign conveys land. Government grant of land
-Escheat - -The reversion of property to the state or county, as provided by state law, in
cases where a decedent dies intestate without heirs capable of inheriting, or when the
property is abandoned.
-Escrow - -Something placed in the keeping of a third party for delivery to a given party
upon fulfillment of certain conditions.
-Equity - -Excess of the market value over any debts
-Avulsion - -Sudden change in course of a river or stream.
-Acclivity - -Upward slope
-declivity - -Downward slope
Terms |Q’s and A’s (Common technical/legal term used
in the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying exam)
Deed - -The official document transferring ownership from seller to buyer
-Warranty Deed - -A deed in which the grantor makes formal assurance as to quality of
title. Will forever defend the grantee against any claim on the property
-Alluvium - -A deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley
or delta, typically producing fertile soil.
-Prescription - -Creation of an easement under claim of right by use of land that has been
open continuous and exclusive for a period of time prescribed by law.
-Deed of Trust - -An instrument that takes the place of a mortgage, that gives full power to
sell, mortgage, and subdivide a parcel of real estate.
-Quitclaim Deed - -A conveyance by which the grantor transfers whatever interest he or
she has in the real estate, without warranties or obligations.
-Lien - -A claim or charge against property for the payment of a debt.
-Aquiescence (Surveying) - -Evidence that parties agree to establish a boundary line as
true.
-Patent - -An instrument from which a sovereign conveys land. Government grant of land
-Escheat - -The reversion of property to the state or county, as provided by state law, in
cases where a decedent dies intestate without heirs capable of inheriting, or when the
property is abandoned.
-Escrow - -Something placed in the keeping of a third party for delivery to a given party
upon fulfillment of certain conditions.
-Equity - -Excess of the market value over any debts
-Avulsion - -Sudden change in course of a river or stream.
-Acclivity - -Upward slope
-declivity - -Downward slope
