The land description N 1/2 of the S/W 1/4 of the NE 1/4 uses which survey system?

• A. Metes and Bounds
• B. Public Land Survey System
• C. Rectangular Survey system
• D. Lot and Block

Answer: (C)

This description uses a grid-based way of dividing land into fixed parts: a section is broken down into quarters, and those quarters can be further divided into halves or quarters. That style of naming—NE 1/4, S/W 1/4, and then taking the north half of a quarter—is a hallmark of the Rectangular Survey system, also known as the Public Land Survey System. It describes parcels along straight grid lines established by meridians and baselines, not by natural boundaries or by plats. Metes and bounds would specify distances and natural features; Lot and Block would reference a recorded plat with lot and block numbers within a subdivision. So the language shown fits the rectangular survey model.