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CST Level 1 Land Surveyor Test Certification (Level I CST Surveying test Guide study set) 2024
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Name: Score:270 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 270
You have plotted a road profile. The curve you are looking at is a ________ curve.
1. one
2. two
3. three <----
4. four
1. Horizontal
2. Reverse
3. Spiral
4. Vertical <----
a. 1:50,000 <--- (50k)
b. 1:254
c. 1:5000
d. 1:24,000
a. Geographical maps
b. Nautical charts
c. Cadastral maps
d. Hydrologic maps <---
Term 2 of 270
Types of Errors in Surveying
interior, exterior, deflection
Setting Pins/ Reading Tape/ Manipulating Equipment (The Senses)
Systematic (Cumulative) and Accidental (Compensating, Random)
Temperature/ Wind/ Moisture/ Sag/ Magnetic Variation
,Term 3 of 270
Topographic Surveying:
Surveying for underwater exploration: marine life habitats, ocean currents, seabed
topography, shipwrecks, etc. supporting marine research.
Surveying for weather patterns: wind speed, precipitation levels, temperature variations,
climate change impact, etc. forecasting meteorological conditions.
Surveying for urban planning: city infrastructure, zoning regulations, population density,
traffic flow, etc. enhancing city development.
Locating man-made (culture) and natural features along with relief (three-dimensional
quality) of the earth's surface.
Term 4 of 270
What are the 3 most common types of elevation used by land surveyors?
Ellipsoidal height, Geoid height, and orthometric height
true north, magnetic north, grid north, and assumed north
Line out the bad notes but do not erase.
True: Contour lines never split
,Term 5 of 270
Metes and Bounds
Existing conditions plan that is created from the initial full topographic survey of a property.
This plan would include existing buildings, walls, waterways, trees, and contours along with
the boundary information for the site.
Constant errors that have to be accounted for to precisely measure.
Ex. Temperature change within the materials of the instruments themselves, the thermal
expansion is a constant force that adds _____________ error to the total system.
A plan showing the proposed finish contours and elevations of the ground surface of a
construction site.
A system of describing land, real property (in estate law), or real estate based on their
physical features and distances. Metes describe the limits of a boundary by measurement,
and bounds describe limits by physical features of the land.
Definition 6 of 270
Professional Land Survey Map
The only legally binding documents that show where your property begins and ends
The needle of the surveyor's compass points to:
What instrument most commonly gets effected by temperature?
1:20000 (ft) map scale. What is 5 1/2" measured represented on the map?
, Term 7 of 270
Which of the following statements is true of contour lines on a topographic map?
Geodetic surveys take into account the real curvature of the earth with ellipsoidal estimates
to get the best average to use for calculations and references.
Plane surveying assumes a flat plane to base measurements off of that can be used in all
but the largest scale measuring where the curvature of the earth must be brought in for
accuracy's sake.
(A) that shows only the relative horizontal positions of the features represented, without
relief
(B) delineating different soils and geological features
(C) that shows the relative positions of the boundaries of several other maps
(D) showing both the horizontal and vertical locations of the features it represents <---
(A) Under some circumstances, a single contour line may split into two.
(B) Under some circumstances, two contour lines may join into one.
(C) A contour line cannot end within a map; it must either close on itself or terminate at the
neat line of the map.
(D) One contour line never crosses another. <---
1. Steel tape is 2 feet off line
2. Steel tape on a 5% slope without correcting <----
3. Tape is supported throughout with too much tension
4. Suspended tape is supported at both ends with 10 lbs. of tension.
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