For a cadastral map, the intersection latitude 14°49'N and longitude 120°54'E corresponds to which cadastral number on the Sectional Cadastral Map (1:500) at the bottom right?

• A. CM 14º49'N-120º54'E sec.3-C-SE
• B. CM 14º49'N-120º54'E sec.3-C-SW
• C. CM 14º49'N-120º54'E sec.2-C-SE
• D. CM 14º50'N-120º54'E sec.3-C-SE

Answer: (A)

Locating this on a Sectional Cadastral Map hinges on reading the grid: a specific latitude line, a specific longitude line, and then which section and quadrant that intersection falls into. The pair 14°49′N and 120°54′E sits on the grid line that is designated by that latitude and longitude, and when you look at the bottom-right portion of the map, that intersection lies in the SE corner of section 3, specifically in the C column. This is why the cadastral identifier is CM 14º49'N-120º54'E sec.3-C-SE. The other options would require either a different section (not section 3), a different quadrant (SW instead of SE), or a shifted latitude (14°50′N), which does not match the given coordinates.