Lab 2

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?
This is the Beverley Hills quadrangle
2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?
To the NW: Canoga Park
N: Van Nuys
NE: Burbank
E: Hollywood
SE: Inglewood
S: Venice
SW: The Ocean
3. When was the quadrangle first created?
The topography for this map was first compiled in 1966
4. What datum was used to create your map?
This map uses North American Datum of 1927 and NAD of 1983
5. What is the scale of the map?
The scale for this map is 1:24,000
6. At the above scale, answer the following:
a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?
5cm on the map = 1200m on the ground
b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?
5 inches on the map = 1.89 miles on the ground
c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?
One mile on the ground = 2.64 inches on the map
d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?
3km on the ground = 12.5cm on the map
7. What is the contour interval on your map?
The contour interval for this map is 20 feet
8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the Public Affairs Building;
34*2'30"N 118*27'W

34.04167*, -118.45000*

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;

34*00'28"'N 118*29'58"W

34.008*N, -118.299*W
c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
34*6'N 118*24'30"W

34.1*, -118.40833*
9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);
581ft = 177m
b) Woodlawn Cemetery;
~140 feet or ~43m
c) Crestwood Hills Park;
~634ft or ~193m
10. What is the UTM zone of the map?
Zone 11
11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?
17N 362900 3763100m
12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?
1,000,000m sq
13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert your elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.
580; 610; 640; 520; 520; 380?, 350, 295, 230, 130

(NOTE: elevation is in feet, not meters as indicated.)

14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?
14*W
15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?
It flows from North to South
16. Crop out (i.e., cut and paste) UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic on your blog.