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QUESTIONS 1-4 REFER TO THE MAP OF SECTION 24 BELOW
1. What is the proper legal description of parcel 1?
(A) SW1/4 SW1/4 Section 24
(B) W1/2 SW1/4 NW1/4 Section 24
(C) NW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4 Section 24
(D) NE1/4 NW1/4 Section 24
2. How many acres are there in parcel 2?
(A) 320 (B) 160 (C) 80 (D) 40
3. Which parcel is described as "the N1/2 NW1/4 SW1/4 Section 24"?
(A) Parcel 4 (B) Parcel 9 (C) Parcel 1 (D) Parcel 7
4. Which parcel is directly south of SW1/4 NE1/4 SE1/4 Section 24?
(A) Parcel 1 (B) Parcel 2 (C) Parcel 3 (D) Parcel 4
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5. A parcel of land measuring six miles by six miles is called a:
(A) township (B) section (C) check (D) quadrangle
6. How many acres are contained in N1/2 NE1/4 SW1/4 Section 14?
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40
7. Which of the following descriptions contains ten acres?
(A) E1/2 NW1/4 SE1/4 NW1/4 Section 13, T5S, R67W
(B) SW1/4 NE1/4 SW1/4 Section 23
(C) N1/2 NE1/4 Section 31, T5N, R31W
(D) W1/2 NW1/4 SW1/4 NW1/4 SE1/4 Section 28
8. In which portion of a township is Section 18 located?
(A) NW 1/4 (B) SW 1/4 (C) SE 1/4 (D) NE 1/4
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FOR QUESTIONS 9-14 REFER TO THE PLAT MAP BELOW
9. Which of the following lots in Apple Blossom Estates has the greatest frontage along East Easter Place?
(A) Lot 14, Block 14 (B) Lot 1, Block 15 (C) Lot 5, Block 13 (D) Lot 2, Block 15
10. How many lots in Block 15 are encumbered with utility easements?
(A) None (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
11. Which lot is directly south of Lot 16, Block 16?
(A) Lot 5, Block 15 (B) Lot 17, Block 16 (C) Lot 15, Block 16 (D) None shown
12. Which lot is described as: Beginning at the NW corner of Lot 16, Block 14, thence 100' west, thence 85' north, thence 100' east, thence to the point of beginning?
(A) Lot 17, Block 14 (B) Lot 21, Block 14 (C) Lot 20, Block 14 (D) Lot 16, Block 14
13. Approximately how large is Lot 12, Block 16?
(A) 190 sq. ft. (B) 8,000 sq. ft. (C) 1/5 acre (D) .25 acre
14. How much sod would be necessary to cover 1/3 of Lot 17, Block 14?
(A) 2,833 1/3 sq. ft. (B) 944.44 sq. yds. (C) .195 acre (D) Any of the above
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15. The rectangular survey system uses all of the following, EXCEPT:
(A) section numbers (B) meridians (C) lots and blocks (D) townships
16. Which of the following would NOT be included on a subdivision survey?
(A) City or county approval (B) Lot and Block numbers (C) Lot addresses
(D) The subdivision owner's name
17. Which of the following is true about the metes and bounds method of legal description?
(A) It makes reference to improvements on the land
(B) It involves monuments wherever direction changes
(C) It uses the government survey system as boundary lines
(D) It uses directions starting from true east or true west
18. Which of the following is true about metes and bounds descriptions?
(A) They always start from a section corner
(B) They use specific directions and distances
(C) They make reference to a plat plan
(D) They are the basis of rectangular survey system
19. On a separate piece of paper, plot the following legal description:
Beginning at the NE corner of the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 10, draw a line southeasterly to the SE corner of the NW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 10, thence southwesterly to the SW corner of the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 10, thence 3/4 miles due west, thence 2,640 feet due north, thence 1,320 feet due east, thence to the point of beginning. This parcel contains acres
(A) 640 (B) 160 (C) 40 (D) 320
20. If an azimuth system direction is 273o, what would be the bearing direction?
(A) N23oW (B) S93oW (C) N87oW (D) S3oW
21. If a bearing direction is S17oW, the azimuth direction is:
(A) 17o (B) 107o (C) 163o (D) 197o
22. What is missing from the following legal description: NW1/4 NE1/4, Section 23, Range 67 West of Sixth Principal Meridian, Pitkin County, State of Colorado?
(A) The lot number
(B) Reference to a base line
(C) The rectangular survey starting point
(D) The metes and bounds reference
23. Which method of legal description would most commonly be found in urban areas?
(A) Monument (B) Recorded plat (C) Rectangular survey (D) Metes and bounds
24. Which of the following statements in NOT true?
(A) There are 36 sections in a township
(B) There are 640 acres in a square mile
(C) There are 5,820 feet in a mile
(D) There are 43,560 square feet in one acre
25. How large is a parcel of land that is 1/2 mile square?
(A) 160 acres (B) 320 acres (C) 1/2 township (D) a guadrangle
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26. Which of the following is included in the legal description of a single family site that is described by lot and block?
(A) The address of the lot owner
(B) The exact dimensions of the lot
(C) The name of the subdivision
(D) The location of the lot
27. The S1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 8 contains:
(A) 10 acres (B) 11.25 acres (C) 20 acres (D) 5 acres
28. When a subdivider develops land in a city, what type of legal description would he most likely use in selling building sites?
(A) Governmental survey (B) Metes and bounds (C) Lot and block
(D) Checks and townships
29. A block of land which measures 24 miles square contains how many townships?
(A) 36 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 8
30. Using the map above, if the value of Lot 22 is $275 per front foot, what is the value per square foot?
(A) $1.62 (B) $2.04 (C) $2.12 (D) $3.06
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