Lab 2

Geography 7 Lab 2:

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?

The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills Quadrangle, California- Los Angeles- Co.

2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?

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

3. When was the quadrangle first created?

The map was first created in 1966

4. What datum was used to create your map?

The North American datum of 1927 and North American datum of 1983

5. What is the scale of the map?

The scale of the map is 1:24,000

6.
a. 5 centimeters on the map is equal to 1200 meters

b. 5 inches on the map is equal to 1.894 miles.

c. 1 mile on the ground is equal to 2.64 inches
d. 3 km on the ground are equal to 12.5 cm

7. What is the contour interval on your map?

The contour interval is 20 feet

8.

a. Public Affairs is 34 degrees, 5 minutes, and 30 seconds north and 118 degrees, 26 minutes, 30 seconds east

Latitude = 34.091667 degrees N, Longitude = -118.441667 degrees W

b. Santa Monica Pier is 34 degrees, 1 minute, 0 seconds north and 118 degrees, 30 minutes, 0 seconds east.

Latitude= 34.016667 degrees N, Longitude= -118.5 degrees W

c. The upper part of Franklin Canyon Reservoir is 34 degrees, 5 minutes, 30 seconds north and 118 degrees, 24 minutes, 0 seconds east

Latitude= 34.091667 degrees N, Longitude= -118.4 degrees W

9.
a. The elevation of Greystone mansion is 560 feet (170 meters)
b. The cemetery is 140 feet (42.7 meters)
c. The park is at a 620 feet (118 meters)

10. What is the UTM zone of the map?

It is in UTM Zone 1111.

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?

The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of the Beverly Hills Quadrangle are 3763000 northing and 362000 easting.

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?

1,000,000 square meters are within each cell of the UTM gridlines

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.

The x's on the map indicate the 2 UCLA points

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 flows from North to South

16. UCLA MAP!