Assignment #2 Geo7

1.     What is the name of the quadrangle?:    Bevery Hills

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


3.     When was the quadrangle first created?  In 1995 

4.      What datum was used to create your map?   NAD27 & Veerticle datum 1929

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?
          1250 meters

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

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

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

          3,00000 cm

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

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

a)       the Public Affairs Building;
            Latitude:      34 degrees, 4 Minutes, 15 seconds   = 34.070833
            Longitude: 118 degrees, 26 Minutes, 20 seconds = 18.438889

b)     the tip of Santa Monica pier;
           Latitude:      34 degrees, 0 minutes , 20 seconds  = 34.005556
           Longitude: 118 degrees,  30 minutes, 0 seconds = 18.5

c)     the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
           Latitude:       34 degrees, 6 minutes, 0 seconds = 34.123611
           Longitude:   118 degrees, 24 seconds, 4 seconds = 118.416667

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

a)     Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);
       600 ft 

b)     Woodlawn Cemetery;
       140ft

            c)     Crestwood Hills Park; 

10.     What is the UTM zone of the map? 

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

                    latitude  3763   & longitude  362

12.     How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines? 
                  1000 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, 249 Miles 

    

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.