Property Ownership
Iowa farmland is described using which legal description system?
AMetes and bounds
BLot and block (plat)
CRectangular (government) survey system✓ Correct
DTorrens certificate numbering
Explanation
Iowa uses the rectangular (government) survey system for describing farmland. Iowa is divided into townships, ranges, and sections, with farmland commonly described as quarter sections and quarter-quarter sections.
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