Lab 2

1. The quadrangle is called Beverly Hills
2. The adjasenct quadrangles are Hollywood, Burbank, Topanga, Van Nuys, Canoga Park, Venice, are Inglewood.
3. The quadrangle first created in 1966.
4. The North American Datum of 1927 was used to create this map.
5. The Scale is 1 : 24000
6. At the above scale, answer the following:
a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground? A: 1200 meters.
b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground? A: 1.89 miles
c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map? A:. 2.64 inches
d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map? 12.5 cm
7. What is the contour interval on your map? A: 20ft
8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the Public Affairs Building;
34.07403°, -118.43916°
34° 4′ 26.508″N, -118° 26′ 20.976″W
b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;
34.00748°, -118.49994°
34° 0′ 26.928″N, 118° 29′ 59.7834″W
c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
34.12046°, -118.41012°
34° 7′ 13.656″N, -118° 24′ 36.432″
9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park); 560 ft 170 meters
b) Woodlawn Cemetery; 140ft or 42.7 meters
c) Crestwood Hills Park; 620ft or 118 meters
10. What is the UTM zone of the map? 11.
11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?
UTM easting 3763000
UTM northing 362000
12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines? 1,000,000 square meters.
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.



14. The map has a 1999 magnetic declination north at the center of the map.
15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir? A: It flows North to South.
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