WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Government Survey System. Answer: What is another name for the
Rectangular Survey System
◉ Meridians. Answer: Global grid longitude lines that run vertically
North and South
◉ Parallels. Answer: Global grid latitude lines that run horizontally East
and west
◉ Principal Meridians. Answer: A true meridian running through an
initial point, which, together with the baseline, forms the highest level of
framework for all rectangular surveys in a given area.
◉ Baselines. Answer: A parallel of latitude referenced to establish from
a designated initial point, upon which all rectangular surveys in a
defined area are based.
◉ 37. Answer: How many Principal Meridians are there in total
, ◉ initial point. Answer: the place where a baseline and principal
meridian intersect and a township begins
◉ Range lines/columns. Answer: A series of government survey lines
running north and south at six-mile intervals starting with the principal
meridian and forming the east and west boundaries of townships.
◉ Ranges. Answer: A measure of the distance east or west from a
referenced principal meridian in units of 6 miles.
◉ Township Lines. Answer: All the lines in a rectangular survey system
that run east and west, parallel to the base line six miles apart.
◉ Township. Answer: a square parcel of land 36 square miles or a
measure of the distance north or south referenced from a baseline, in
units of six.
◉ 640. Answer: How many acres are in a square mile?
◉ 43,560. Answer: how many square feet are in a square mile?