The legal description "NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 section 5" is representative of?

The legal description "NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 section 5" is an example of the government survey method, also known as the rectangular survey system. This system divides land into units based on a grid format using meridians and baselines.

In this method, land is described in terms of township and range lines, sections, and fractional parts of sections. The description specifies a particular quarter of a quarter section in a section of land, which is common in the government survey method. Specifically, "NE 1/4" indicates the northeastern quarter of the specified area, while "NW 1/4" refers to the northwestern quarter of section 5. This type of legal description is precise and widely used in many states to identify parcels of land.