Lab 2: USGS Topographic Maps

1)      The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills, CA.

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

3)      This quadrangle was created in 1995.

4)      This map was created by the National Geodic Vertical Datum of 1929, the Depth Curves In Feet-Datum, and the North American Datum of 1927.

5)      The map has a ratio scale of 1:24,000. It also represents this ratio scale with a graphic scale.

6)       A) Five centimeters on the map is equivalent to 1,200 meters on the ground.
B) Five inches on the map is equivalent to 1.894 miles on the ground.
C) One mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map.
D) Three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to 12.5 centimeters on the map.

7)      The contour interval on the map is 20 feet.

8)      A) The Public Affairs building is approximately 34 degrees N, 4 minutes, 5 seconds and 118 degrees W, 26 minutes and 20 seconds.
B) The Santa Monica Pier is approximately 34 degrees N, 0 minutes, 30 seconds and 118 degrees W, 30 minutes and 20 seconds.
C) The Upper Franklin Canyon is approximately 34 degrees N, 6 minutes, 45 seconds and 118 degrees W, 24 minutes, 16 seconds.

9)      A) Greystone Mansion is at an elevation of 560 feet and 170.7 meters.
B) Woodlawn cemetery is at an elevation of 140 feet and 42.7 meters.
C) Crestwood Hills Park is at the elevation of 700 feet and 213.3 meters.

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

11)   The UTM coordinates on the map are 3763000 mN.

12)   There is one million square meters contained within each UTM gridline.

13)   N/A (Skip Question)

14)   The UTM magnetic declination is 14 degrees East.

15)   The intermittent stream is flowing South.

16)   Map snapshot of UCLA is shown below.

Image: Taken from USGS Beverly Hills Quadrangle Map.