Unit 4 Vocabulary

3. A one-square-mile area in a township containing 640 acres.
7. A federal grid system using intersecting lines to describe land; also called the PLSS.
9. A description precise enough for a professional surveyor to locate the property boundaries.
10. A 36-square-mile unit formed by the intersection of a tier and a range.
12. A precise, court-accepted way to describe a parcel of land.
14. The reference point or surface from which elevations are measured.
15. The primary east-west line in the rectangular survey system.
16. The starting and ending point in a metes-and-bounds legal description.
18. A horizontal line running east and west at six-mile intervals.
19. A method using numbers assigned to parcels on a recorded subdivision map.
20. A designated airspace over a parcel of land, often used for condominiums.
21. The process of measuring land to determine its exact boundaries and area.

1. The primary north-south line in the rectangular survey system.
2. A permanent reference marker, usually metal, used to indicate a known elevation.
4. A physical object, natural or man-made, used to mark a corner or boundary line.
5. A map filed in county records showing the location and boundaries of individual lots.
6. A map showing the location and dimensions of man-made structures on a property.
8. A drawing showing only the boundaries and dimensions of a parcel of land.
11. A description starting at a point of beginning and following distances and directions.
13. A six-mile-wide strip of land running north and south, parallel to the meridian.
17. A six-mile-wide strip of land running east and west, parallel to the base line.