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Unit 10
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assessor's parcel number | a numerical ID assigned to each parcel of land within a tax district used to prepare tax maps |
| base line | imaginary lines running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government survey system |
| check | a square measuring 24 miles on each side and representing the largest unit of measure in the government survey system |
| government survey system | a type of land description, developed by the federal government for subdividing lands using surveying lines |
| legal description | a series of boundary lines on the earth's surface |
| lot and block | a type of legal description of land |
| metes-and-bounds description | method of legal description that identifies a property by specifying the shape and boundary dimensions of the parcel........ |
| monument | manmade or natural object used to establish boundaries of land |
| point of beginning (POB) | the starting(and ending) place in a land survey using the metes-and-bounds method of property description |
| principal meridian | imaginary lines running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government survey system |
| range | in the government survey system of land description, a vertical strip of land six miles wide located between two consecutive submeridians |
| section | one of the primary units of measurement in the government survey system of land description. A section is one miles square and contains 640 acres |
| survey | procedure used to measure and describe a specific tract of real property for the purpose of determining exact boundaries and the area contained therein |
| tier | an east-west row of townships(as used in the government survey method of land description |
| township | a square tract of land measuring six miles on each side and including 36 sections(formed by the crossing of range and township lines) |
| township line | the east-west survey lines located every six miles north and south of the primary base line. Also called subbaseline |
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