Legal descriptions
Principal meridian
The north–south reference line for a rectangular survey area
Each surveyed region is measured from one principal meridian running north and south and one base line running east and west. Townships are counted north or south of the base line, ranges east or west of the meridian.
How the exam asks about it
Meridian for ranges, base line for townships. Reversing the pair is the standard error in rectangular survey items.
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Which term is being defined: “The north–south reference line for a rectangular survey area”?
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