R10 Q&A
base line - (correct answer)the horizonalt line that runs east and west throught
Tallahassess that is the starting poit ofr all other horizontal lines north and south of
Tallahassee
government survey system - (correct answer)a method of describing land developed by
the US governmetn using surveyins lines; the entiree state of FL is mapped out in a
large checkerborad
legal description - (correct answer)a method of geographically identifying a parcel of
land which is acceptable in a court of law
lot and block - (correct answer)common type of legal description used for singe-family
propertyies located in subdivisions (recored plat maps)
meters and bounds - (correct answer)the most accurate method to legally describe both
regular and irregular shaped parcesl of real estate and is based on distances (metes)
and directions (bounds) also known a s the surveyor's system
monument - (correct answer)an object used to establish boundaries (both natual and
man-made)
point of beginning - (correct answer)the reference point that is the starting places of all
metes and bounds legal descriptions
principal meridian - (correct answer)the north and south line that runs through
Tallahasse and is the starting place for all other meridian lines that help measure
distances east and west throughout FL
section - (correct answer)a one-mile square found within a township
base line - (correct answer)the horizonalt line that runs east and west throught
Tallahassess that is the starting poit ofr all other horizontal lines north and south of
Tallahassee
government survey system - (correct answer)a method of describing land developed by
the US governmetn using surveyins lines; the entiree state of FL is mapped out in a
large checkerborad
legal description - (correct answer)a method of geographically identifying a parcel of
land which is acceptable in a court of law
lot and block - (correct answer)common type of legal description used for singe-family
propertyies located in subdivisions (recored plat maps)
meters and bounds - (correct answer)the most accurate method to legally describe both
regular and irregular shaped parcesl of real estate and is based on distances (metes)
and directions (bounds) also known a s the surveyor's system
monument - (correct answer)an object used to establish boundaries (both natual and
man-made)
point of beginning - (correct answer)the reference point that is the starting places of all
metes and bounds legal descriptions
principal meridian - (correct answer)the north and south line that runs through
Tallahasse and is the starting place for all other meridian lines that help measure
distances east and west throughout FL
section - (correct answer)a one-mile square found within a township
