CST Level 1 Land Surveyor Certification Practice

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What is the unit of area usually equal to 1/4 acre?

Rood
Hectare
Labor
Morgen

The correct answer is: Rood

The correct answer is a rood, which is a traditional unit of area that is equal to one-quarter of an acre. Roods are part of the old English measurement system, where an acre traditionally consists of 4 roods. Understanding historical units of measure like the rood is important in land surveying, especially when dealing with properties that may use these older measurements. While a hectare is a modern metric unit equivalent to 10,000 square meters, it is not related to the acre in the same fractional way. Similarly, the labor and morgen are also units of area used in specific contexts or regions but are not equivalent to one-quarter of an acre. The labor typically refers to an area that could be worked by a person in one day, while the morgen is a unit used in some European countries, generally varying in size. Overall, using the correct units of measure is crucial for accurate land surveying and property assessment.