California Real Estate Practice Exam

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The terms meridians and baselines are most closely related to which system of property description?

metes and bounds
lot and block
recorded plat
government survey

The correct answer is: government survey

Government survey refers to a specific method of property description commonly used in the United States. It is based on a grid system that uses meridians and baselines as reference points to divide land into smaller sections. The other options, metes and bounds, lot and block, and recorded plat, are all different systems of property description and do not involve the use of meridians and baselines. For example, metes and bounds involves using natural landmarks and compass directions to describe boundaries, while lot and block and recorded plat refer to properties that are divided into smaller, predetermined lots and blocks. Government survey, on the other hand, primarily deals with larger tracts of land.