Chapter One discusses the creation, identification, description, and recovery of boundaries among humans, while recognizing that most mammals and several other species create, mark, and defend boundaries.

1. Boundaries are created according to a preconceived plan in some cases, and in a random manner in others. (1) True False

2. It has been found that normally animals first establish corners and then identify boundaries between these points. (1) True False

3. Humans use three basic methods for creating boundaries; simply stated, these are and (1)

4. The term 'lex loci" refers to the federal law of real property rights. (2) True False

5. Boundaries can determine citizenship or jurisdiction in legal matters. (2) True False

6. Boundaries do not determine rights in land; they identify the limits of rights a person may have. (3) True False

7. The goddess Terminus was appointed by the Romans to be the protector of boundaries. (3) True False

8. In hope that the god of boundaries would bring peace to a community, annual festivals were held on Terminalia, and a temple to Terminus was erected on one of the seven hills of Rome. (4) True False

9. In early history, the spoken word was used to 'seal" the location of boundari (5) True False

10. One method for ensuring that boundaries were remembered by the townspeo was known as "heating of the bounds.' (5) True False

11. A form of beating of the bounds is still practiced in some parts of England. (7) True False,

12. When entering the area of boundaries, surveyors should be aware that there are boundary disputes that cannot be resolved, even with the help of a knowledgeable expert. (7) True False

13. "Lost strips' of land exist in all states, both in public land surveys and in state-surveyed areas. (8) True False

14. It is generally assumed that surveyors are expert measurers and collectors of data and evidence of land boundaries only. (9) True False