Your Answer: 1. Metes and bounds. 2. Rectangular (or governmental) survey. 3. Lot and block (recorded plat)

1. Metes and bounds - relies on a property's physical features to determine the boundaries and measurements of the parcel. 2. Rectangular (or governmental) surveys - a system based on 2 sets of intersecting lines: principal meridians (running north & south) and base lines (running east & west). 3. Lot and Block (recorded plat) - uses lot and block numbers referred to in a plat map filed in the public records of the county where the land is located. (always refers to a prior metes and bounds or rectangular survey description.

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