WASHINGTON STATE REAL ESTATE EXAM
(2026-2027) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Water rights established by obtaining a government permit, and not based on
ownership of land beside a body of water.
Appropriative Rights
The physical support that a piece of land receives from the surrounding land
Lateral support
The physical support that a piece of land receives from the underlying earth.
Subjacent Support
A parcel of property above the surface of the earth, not containing any land: for
example, a condominium unit on the third floor.
Air lot
The system of description used for subdivided land. The properties within a
subdivision are assigned lot numbers on a survey map called a plat, which is then
,recorded. The location and dimensions of a particular lot can be determined by
consulting the recorded plat.
Lot and Block
In the government survey system, a parcel of land that is not a regular section.
Government lot
A one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately 1/36 of a
township.
Section
The intersection of a range and a township tier in the government survey system. It
is a parcel of land that is six miles square and contains 36 sections.
Township
a system that relies on descriptions in which the boundaries of a parcel of land are
described by reference to monuments, courses, and distances
metes and bounds
A visible marker (natural or artificial) used in a survey or a metes and bounds
description to establish the boundaries of a piece of property.
monument
, The starting point in a metes and bounds description; a monument or a point
described by reference to a monument.
Point of beginning
In a metes and bounds description, a direction, stated in terms of a compass
bearing.
course
in a metes and bounds description, the length of a boundary, measured in any
convenient unit of length.
distance
A system of land description in which the land is divided into squares called
townships, and each township is, in turn, divided up into 36 sections, each one
square mile.
Government survey
In the government survey system, the main north-south line in a particular grid,
used as the starting point in numbering the ranges and township tiers.
Principal Meridian
(2026-2027) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Water rights established by obtaining a government permit, and not based on
ownership of land beside a body of water.
Appropriative Rights
The physical support that a piece of land receives from the surrounding land
Lateral support
The physical support that a piece of land receives from the underlying earth.
Subjacent Support
A parcel of property above the surface of the earth, not containing any land: for
example, a condominium unit on the third floor.
Air lot
The system of description used for subdivided land. The properties within a
subdivision are assigned lot numbers on a survey map called a plat, which is then
,recorded. The location and dimensions of a particular lot can be determined by
consulting the recorded plat.
Lot and Block
In the government survey system, a parcel of land that is not a regular section.
Government lot
A one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately 1/36 of a
township.
Section
The intersection of a range and a township tier in the government survey system. It
is a parcel of land that is six miles square and contains 36 sections.
Township
a system that relies on descriptions in which the boundaries of a parcel of land are
described by reference to monuments, courses, and distances
metes and bounds
A visible marker (natural or artificial) used in a survey or a metes and bounds
description to establish the boundaries of a piece of property.
monument
, The starting point in a metes and bounds description; a monument or a point
described by reference to a monument.
Point of beginning
In a metes and bounds description, a direction, stated in terms of a compass
bearing.
course
in a metes and bounds description, the length of a boundary, measured in any
convenient unit of length.
distance
A system of land description in which the land is divided into squares called
townships, and each township is, in turn, divided up into 36 sections, each one
square mile.
Government survey
In the government survey system, the main north-south line in a particular grid,
used as the starting point in numbering the ranges and township tiers.
Principal Meridian
