Week 2 Lab: Beverly Hills Quadrangle

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?

Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2. What are the names of the adjoining quadrangles?

Canoga Park Quadrangle (top-left)

Van Nuys Quadrangle (top)

Burbank Quadrangle (top-right)

Topanga Quadrangle (left)

Hollywood Quadrangle (right)

Venice Quadrangle (bottom)

Inglewood Quadrangle (bottom-right)

3. When was the quadrangle first created?

1966

4. What datum was used to create your map?

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

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

1.9 miles

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

2.64 inches

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

12.5 centimeters

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;

DMS:

Latitude: 34°04’30”N

Longitude: 118°26’15”W

DD:

Latitude: 34.075

Longitude: -118.4375

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;

DMS:

Latitude: 34°00’30”N

Longitude: 118°30’00”W

DD:

Latitude: 34.0083

Longitude: -118.5

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;

DMS:

Latitude: 34°07’15”N

Longitude: 118°24’30”W

DD:

Latitude: 34.1208

Longitude: -118.4083

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:

a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);

560 feet, 170.69 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?

Zone 11

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

North 3,763,000 and east 361,500

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?

1,000,000 sq. 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?

14°

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

South

16. Crop out (i.e., cut and paste) UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic on your blog.