1.      What is the name of the quad?

Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2.      What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?

Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood

3.      When was the quadrangle first created?

This quadrangle was created in 1966.

4.      What datum was used to create your map?

The North American Datum of 1927, the North American Datum of 1983 and the National Geodectic Vertical Datum of 1929 were all used to create this map.

5.      What is the scale of the map?

The scale of this map is 1:24,000.

6.      A) 1200 meters.

B) 1.89 miles.

C) 2.64 inches.

D) 12.5 centimeters.

7.      What is the contour interval on your map?

The contour interval is 20 feet.  In particularly flat areas, the map uses supplementary contours of interval 10 feet.

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

A)     the Public Affairs Building

118° 26’ 15” W, 34° 04’ 33” N;  or 118.44° W, 34.08° N

B)     the Tip of Santa Monica Pier

118° 30’ 0” W, 34° 00’ 26” N;  or 118.50° W, 34.01° N

C)     the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir

118° 24’ 35” W, 34° 07’ 12” N;  or 118.41° W, 34.12° N

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

A)     Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park)

Greystone mansion is on hilly terrain of elevation 560-580 feet (170-180 meters).

B)     Woodlawn Cemetery

The elevation is 140 feet (40 meters).

C)     Crestwood Hills Park

The elevation of Crestwood Hills Park ranges from 600-840 feet (180-250 meters)

10.   What is the UTM zone of the map?

The subject of the map is located in UTM zone 11.

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

The coordinates are 3,763,000 meters north and 361,000 meters west.

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

Each cell represents an area of one million square meters.

13.   Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing.  Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel.  Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus.  Insert your elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.

In the following graph, the x-axis represents UTM meters east and the y-axis represents feet of elevation.

14.   What is the magnetic declination of the map?

The magnetic declination of the map is 14°.

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

The water travels due south.

16.   Crop out UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic in your blog.