Lab 2

These are the answers to questions for Lab 2

1) The name of the quadrangle is "Beverly Hills Quadrangle."

2) Adjacent quadrangles are called Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.

3) The quadrangle was first compiled in 1966.

4) The datum used to create the map is North American Datum of 1927, North American Datum of 1983.

5) The scale of the map is 1 : 24,000

6a) 5 Centimeters on the map is equal to 1.2 km on the ground.

6b) 5 Inches on the map is equal to 1.894 miles.

6c) One mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map

6d) 3 km on the ground is equivalent to 12.5 cm on the map.

7) The contour interval is 20 ft

8) Approx coordinates of:

8a) Public Affairs Building: 118*26'30''E, 34*4'30''N

In decimal degrees: 118.44*E, 34.075*N

8b) tip of Santa Monica pier:  118*30'E, 34*30''N

In decimal degrees: 118.5*E, 34.5*N

8c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reserve: 118*25'E, 34*N

In decimal degrees: 118.42*E, 34*N

9) The approximates elevations of:

9a) Greystone Mansion: 560 ft

9b) Woodlawn Cemetary: 140 ft

9c) Crestwood Hills Park: 700 ft

10) The UTM zone of the map is zone 11.

11) The UTM coordinates in the lower left are 362000m E, 3763000m N

12) Each UTM square is 1000 square meters

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14) The magnetic declination of the map is 14 degrees.

15) The water flows south in the stream between the 405 and Stone Canyon Reserve.

16) This is a crop out of UCLA from the USGS map: