ASSIGNMENT 10
Textbook kAssignment: “Engineering and Land Surveys.” Pages 10-30 through 10-37 and
“Horizontal and Vertical Curves.” Pages 11-1 through 11-21.
Learning Objective: Indicate
the purpose, principles, and
practical uses of land surveys.
Identify the duties of the land
surveyor.
10-1.
What type of survey determines
the boundaries and areas of a
property?
1.
Geodetic
2.
Hydrographic
3.
Land
4.
Each of the above
10-2.
The term deed is a legal
instrument whereby a
1.
2.
3.
4.
surveyor is permitted to
determine the boundaries of
another person’s real property
person denies the use of his
real property for a specific
purpose to another person
person transfers his right
to real property to another
person
surveyor is permitted to
occupy real property to
determine the boundaries
of other real property
10-3.
All real estate deeds written in
the United States must contain
what information?
1.
A leasehold
2.
An easement
3.
An accurate boundary
description
4.
A judge’s signature
10-4.
When a particular land tract is
defined by the lengths and
bearings of its boundaries, the
tract is described by what term?
1.
Deed references
2.
The coordinates of
property corners
3.
Blocks, tracts, or
subdivisions
4.
Metes and bounds
10-5.
When magnetic bearings are read,
which of the following information
should be stated on the descrip-
tion of the land tract?
1.
Computed azimuths
2.
Declination and date
of the survey
3.
Plane coordinate of
the corner monuments
4.
Geodetic coordinates
of the corner monuments
10-6.
Modern surveying practice calls
for a surveyor to supplement
metes-and-bounds descriptions
of boundaries with additional
descriptive elements when
available.
1.
True
2.
Fa1se
10-7.
From which of the following
points should a metes-and-bounds
description start?
1.
At an established monument
2.
At a base line
3.
At a neighboring boundary
4.
At a bench mark
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