Week 2 Lab

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?

Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?

1 Canoga Park
2 Van Nuys
3 Burbank
4 Topanga
5 Hollywood
6 None
7 Venice
8 Inglewood

3. When was the quadrangle first created?

1966

4. What datum was used to create your map?

North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27)
North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)

5. What is the scale of the map?

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?

1200 meters on the ground

b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?

1.89 miles on the ground

c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?

2.64 inches on the map

d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?

12.5 centimeters on the map

7. What is the contour interval on your map?

20 feet

8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:

a) the Public Affairs Building;

degrees/minutes/seconds: 34°04’12” N, -118°25’48” W
decimal degrees: 34.07° N, -118.43° W;

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;

degrees/minutes/seconds: 34°0’28” N, -118°30’60” W
decimal degrees: 34.00° N, -118.50° W;

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;

degrees/minutes/seconds: 34°7’12” N, -118°24’36” W
decimal degrees: 34.12° N, -118.41° W;

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);

540 feet
164.59 meters

b) Woodlawn Cemetery;

140 feet
42.67 meters

c) Crestwood Hills Park;

700 feet
213.36 meters

10. What is the UTM zone of the map?

UTM Zone 11

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?

3763000 meters UTM north
361500 meters UTM east

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. What is the magnetic declination of the map?

positive 14 degrees

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?

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.