USGS Topographic maps

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?
The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills.

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

3. When was the quadrangle first created?
The quadrangle was first created on 1995.

4. What datum was used to create your map?
The North American Datum of 1927 and 1983 was used.

5. What is the scale of the map?
The scale of the map is 1:24000.

6. At the above scale, answer the following:

a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?
5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to 1200 meters on the ground.

b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?
5 inches on the map is equivalent to 1.8939 miles on the ground.

c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?
One mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map.

d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?
Three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to 12.5 centimeters on the map.

7. What is the contour interval on your map?
The contour interval on the map is 20 feet.

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

a) the Public Affairs Building;
34 degrees 4minutes 12 seconds and 118 degrees 26 minutes 24 seconds (34.07 and 118.44)

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;
34 degrees 0 minutes 36 minutes and 118 degrees 30 minutes 0 seconds (34.01 and 118.5)

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
34 degrees 7 minutes 12 seconds and 118 degrees 24 minutes 36 seconds (34.12 and 118.41)

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

a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);
about 560 feet (about 170.7 meters)

b) Woodlawn Cemetery;
about 140 feet (about 42.67 meters)

c) Crestwood Hills Park;
about 700 feet (about 213.36 meters)

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

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?
The UTM coordinates are 3763000 and 362000

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?
There are 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?
The magnetic declination is 14 degrees.

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?
The water is flowing southward towards 10 east freeway.

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