A map showing boundaries and subdivisions of tract of land prepared by surveying

• A. Plan
• B. Map
• C. Parcel map
• D. Plot

Answer: (D)

In surveying, the essential idea is a map that precisely shows the legal boundaries and how a tract is divided into lots, created from field measurements. A plot (or plot map) is the term that specifically conveys a surveyed depiction of a tract, laying out the exact boundary lines, lot lines, and subdivisions, often with bearings, distances, easements, and other notes. This makes it the most precise and legally relevant type of document for ownership and transfer, since it reflects measurements made on the ground by a surveyor.

A plan usually refers to a proposed design or layout rather than a finalized legal boundary plan. A parcel map exists, but it’s a broader term that can refer to maps of parcels within a subdivision and isn’t as universally tied to the act of surveying an entire tract’s boundaries. A map, in general, is too broad to specify the surveying-based delineation of boundaries and lots.