metes
-measurements of distance such as inches, feet, yards
bounds
-compass directions to property bounds
monuments
-fixed objects used to establish boundaries
point of beginning
-survey begins by giving directions from the monument to the edge of the property which is called the point of beginning
directions and turning points
-surveyors use a circular method to identify the direction in which the the survey moves around the property’s boundary
-the surveyor identifies the path around the property by giving directions that indicate survey direction either to the north or south, or toward either east or west