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The following is a list of helpful terms: They are the starting points for describing a property's boundaries.

Principal meridians, baselines, and where they intersect (cross each other) are used as the basis for formulating property descriptions. Just in case you were out the same day I was in high school, longitude and latitude are imaginary lines that divide the earth through the north and south poles (longitude) and run parallel with the equator (latitude). The principal meridians and baselines are based respectively on lines of longitude and latitude. The first sets of lines respectively are called principal meridians, which run north and south, and baselines, which run east and west.

The rectangular survey system, often referred to as the government survey system, is based on a system of lines that form rectangles and squares throughout the U.S.