Lab 2: USGS Topographic Maps

1. The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills.

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

3. The quadrangle was first created in 1966.

4. The datum that was used to create this map is 1927.

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

6. A) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to 1200 meters on the ground.

B) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to 1.8 miles on the ground.

C) 1 mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.8 inches on the map

D) 3 kilometers on the ground is equivalent 12.9 cm on the map

7. The contour interval on this map is 20 feet.

8. The approximate geographic coordinates of:

A) Public Affairs:118° 26’ 21” East 34° 4’ 28” North; 

Latitude 34.0742  Longitude 118.4392

B) The tip of the Santa Monica Pier:118° 29’ 51” East 34° 00’ 27” North; 

Latitude 34.0075 Longitude 118.4998

C) The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir:118° 24’ 40” East 34° 6’ 43” North; Latitude 34.1163 Longitude 118.4115

9. The approximate elevation of:

A) Greystone Mansion: 560 ft; 170.68 m

B) Woodlawn cemetery : 145 ft; 44.19 m

C) Crestwood Hills Park: 650 ft;198.12 m

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

11. The UTM Coordinates for the lower left corner of the map are 3763 North 361.7 East.

12. 1000 meters squared are contained in each cell of the UTM gridlines.

13. Northing:3771000

Easting Elevation                                           

362000 530

363000 620

364000 640

365000 550

366000 480

367000 455

368000 405

369000 340

370000 298

371000 250

372000 190

373000 152

14. The magnetic declination of the map is +14°.

15. The water in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir flows north to south.

16.