Iowa Land Surveyor Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the Iowa Land Surveyor Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 20 Iowa Land Surveyor terms across 13 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
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Topics in the Iowa Land Surveyor Vocabulary Game
Rectangular surveys
Control lines
Original monuments
Restoration
Survey records
Section subdivision
State mapping
Survey units
Federal agencies
Licensure
Continuing education
Certification
Professional conduct
Sources for these terms (6)
- Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), Bureau of Land Management · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Cadastral Tools (Bureau of Land Management) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- History of the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- U.S. Survey Foot (National Institute of Standards and Technology) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- State Specific Land Surveying Exam Syllabus and Bibliography, 11/2016 Revision (Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Iowa Administrative Code 193C, Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board (agency compilation dated March 24, 2026) · Source checked 2026-11-06
About the IA Land Surveyor Exam
The Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination, given by the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board, covers the U.S. Public Land Survey System as applied in Iowa: surveying history and instructions, control lines, corner monuments, lotting, state boundaries, center of section, water boundaries, road widths, the county surveyor, the Iowa Geodetic Survey, and records research.
Exam sponsor: Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time Limit
2 hours (per the board's 11/2016 syllabus)
Passing Score
Not published
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Iowa Land Surveyor vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the Iowa Land Surveyor vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 20 Iowa Land Surveyor terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the Iowa Land Surveyor terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What does the Iowa land surveyor state exam cover?
The Iowa State Specific exam follows the board's syllabus on the Public Land Survey System in Iowa: surveying history and instructions, control lines, corner monuments, lotting, state boundaries, center of section, water boundaries, road widths, the county surveyor, the Iowa Geodetic Survey, and records research.
How many questions are on the Iowa land surveyor state exam?
The board does not publish a question count for the Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination. Its 11/2016 syllabus describes a two-hour state-specific exam, which the board gives each April and October and year-round for comity applicants.