Monday, October 15, 2012

USGS Topographic Maps


1. What is the name of the quadrangle?
       Beverly Hills Quadrangle
2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?
       Canoga Park, Vans Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood
3. When was the quadrangle first created?
       1966
4. What datum was used to create your map?
       North American Datum 27
5. What is the scale of the map?
       1:24,000
6. answer the following:
    a. 5 centimeters on the map is equal to how many meters on the ground?
        1200 meters
    b. 5 inches on the map is equal to how many miles on the ground?
        1.89 miles
    c. one mile on the ground is equal to how many inches on the map?
        2.64 inches
    d. 3 km on the ground is equal to how many cm on the map?
        12.5 cm
7. What is the contour interval on your map?
         20 feet
8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates of:
     a. Public Affairs Building
         Longitude: 118° 26’18’’ (118.438°) Latitude:  34° 4’30’’ (34.075°)

     b. the tip of the Santa Monica pier:
         Longitude: 118°30’ (118.5°) Latitude: 34°30’’ (34.008°)
     c. The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir:
         Longitude: 118°24’ (118.4°) Latitude: 34°7’24’’ (34.123°)

9. What is the approximate elevation of:
     a. Greystone Mansion: 580 feet, 177 meters
     b. Woodlawn Cemetery: 145 feet, 44.196 meters
     c. Crestwood Hills Park: 680 feet, 207.26 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?
           361500mE and 3763000mN
12. How many square meters are contained within each cell of the UTM gridlines?
           (1000 meters)(1000 meters)=1,000,000 meters
13. Obtain elevation measurements along UTM northing 3771000

14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?
           11.78° east

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between 405 and Stone Canyon?
          North to South
16.  UCLA

          

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