Lab 2 - Topographical Maps

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?
It's called the Beverly Hills Quadrangle.

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

3. When was the quadrangle first created?
In 1966.

4. What datum was used to create your map?
The National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and the North American Datum of 1927.

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

6. At the above scale, answer the following:
a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?
1,200 meters.

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

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

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

7. What is the contour interval on your map?
20 feet with supplemental contours every 10 feet.

8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the Public Affairs Building;
118 degrees, 26 minutes, 0 seconds west and 34 degrees, 3 minutes, 30 seconds north
118.43 degrees west, 34.05833 degrees north

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;
118 degrees, 29 minutes, 50 seconds west and 34 degrees, 20 seconds north
118.49722 degrees west, 34.00556 degrees north

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
118 degrees, 24 minutes, 30 seconds west and 34 degrees, 5 minutes, 15 seconds north
118.41667 degrees west, 34.0875 degrees west

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);
620 ft.
188.976 m

b) Woodlawn Cemetery;
140 ft.
42.672 m

c) Crestwood Hills Park;
760 ft.
231.648 m

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?
362500 E, 3762990 N

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

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?
South.

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