True or false THE LAND IS DIVIDED INTO QUADRANGLES APPROXIMATELY 24 MILES ON EAC
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Question
True or false THE LAND IS DIVIDED INTO QUADRANGLES APPROXIMATELY 24 MILES ON EACH SIDE OF PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. ____ THE QUADRANGLES WHICH ARE DIVIDED INTO 16 AND THE SIDES OF WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES CALLED TOWNSHIPS. ____ CREEKS, LAKES OR OTHER NATURAL LANDMARKS ARE OFTEN USED TO DEFINE PROPERTY CORNERS IN THE METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTIONS. ____ A PLAT IS A DIMENSION DRAWING THAT SHOWS THE DATA PERTAINING TO A LAND SURVEY AND IS PRIMARILY A LEGAL INSTRUMENT BECOMING A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD ____ METES AND BOUNDS MAY REFER TO THE SURVEY ITSELF, OR TO A DESCRIPTION OF LAND USING BEARING AND DISTANCES.
Explanation / Answer
6.False
Explanation:- An approximately one square mile block of land. There are 36 sections in a survey township.
7. True
Explanation:- A measure of the distance north or south from a referenced baseline in units of 6 miles.
8. True
Explanation:- Typically metes and boundary system uses physical features of the local geography along with directions & distances to define and describe the boundaries of a parcel of land.
9. True
Explanation:- creeks and lakes used to define property corners in the metes and bounds descriptions.
10. True
Explanation:- The term metes refers to the boundary defined by the measurement of each straight run,specified by the distance between the two terminal points and an orientation or direction. A direction may be a simple compass bearing.
The term bounds refers to a more general boundary description such as a stone wall, an along adjoinig public road way, an existing building. This system is often used to define large pieces of property and political subdivisions i.e town boundaries.