The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is not employed in states where

A. settlement by the French resulted in different survey systems that pre-dated the PLSS.
B. mountains and other rugged terrain made it too difficult to survey the land.
C. large rivers or lakes interrupt the rectangular pattern of townships.
D. there is little publicly-owned land.


Answer: D

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