Lab#2: USGS Topographic Maps

1: The name of the quadrangle is "Beverly Hills."

2: The names of the adjacent quadrangles are: Topanga and Hollywood

3: The quadrangle was first created in 1966

4: The National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 was used to create the map

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

6:
a) 5cm on the map =1200m on the ground.

b) 5in on the map= 1.89mi on the ground.

c) 1mi on the ground= 2.64in on the map.

d) 3km on the ground= 12.5cm on the map

7: The countour interval of the map is 10ft .

8: geographic coordinates in Degrees/Minutes/Seconds & Decimal Degrees for the following:
a) The Public Affairs Building: 34/04/14N & 18/26/40W
b) The Santa Monica Pier: 34/00/31N & 118/30/53W
c) The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir: 34/7/12N & 118/24/36W

9: Approximate Elevation in meters & feet of:
a) Greystone Mansion: 550ft; 165m
b) Woodlawn Cemetery: 140ft; 43m
c) Crestwood Hills Park: 800ft; 244m

10: The UTM zone of the map is 11.

11: The UTM cordinates of the lower left corner in the map is 376300 Northing and 362000 Easting

12: There are 1,000,000 square meters within each cell of the UTM gridlines.

13: East to West Elevation Measurements along the UTM Northing 3771000

14: The magnetic declination of the map is 14 degrees.

15: The intermittent stream between the 4050 FWY and Stone Canyon Reservoir flows Southbound.

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