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Details Title: Florida Real Estate Description: Chapter 10 Total Flash Cards: 29 Created: 06/05/2005 12:17:16	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term base lines Definition imaginary lines running East & West Term check (dimensions) Definition 24 miles x 24 miles (largest measure) Term government survey system Definition land description, used for subdividing land utilizing surveying lines Term legal description Definition a series of boundary lines on the earth's surface Term lot & block Definition a type of legal description for land Term metes & bounds Definition legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions- Term monument Definition man-made or nature object used to establish boundaries of land Term point of beginning (POB) Definition starting (and ending) place in a land survey Term principle meridians Definition imaginary lines running North & South Term range Definition a vertical strip of land six miles wide- Term section Definition 1-mile x 1-mile tract of land containing 640 acres Term township Definition 6-mile x 6-mile tract of land containing 36 sections Term tier Definition east-west row of townships Term Where does a metes-and-bounds description start? Definition point of beginning (POB) Term mete Definition distance Term bound Definition direction Term acre Definition 43,560 sq.ft. Term meets Definition refers to distance Term bounds Definition reversed to direction Term permanent monument Definition and permanent reference point for surveying Term primary reference line Definition a straight line connecting north and south Term guide meridians Definition to compensate for the earth's curvature guide meridians are drawn every 24 miles east and west of the principal Meridian Term correction lines Definition correction lines are located every 24 miles north and south of the baseline to compensate for the curvature of the earth Term what is a check Definition the 24 by 24 miles square created by the intersecting guide meridians and correction lines is called a check Term any quarter section contains how many acres Definition 160 Term plat map Definition an engineers plan for land use superimposed on a map of the land in question Term what is a parcel ID Definition each parcel of land is given a parcel ID to prepare tax maps for taxation Term range lines Definition run north and south Term Township lines Definition run East and West