Week 2: USGS Topographic Maps

1. The quadrangle name is Beverly Hills, CA.

2. The adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.

3. The topography was compiled in 1966.

4. North American Datum of 1927, and North American Datum of 1983 were used to create the map.

5. The scale of the map is 1:24,000. One inch represents 24,000 inches or 2,000 feet.

6.
a. 1,219.2 meters
b. 1.8939 miles
c. 2.64 inches
d. 12.5 centimeters

7. The contour interval on our map is 20 feet.

8.
a. Public Affairs Building
Latitude 34 degrees 4'30" N or 34.075 degrees N
Longitude 118 degrees 26'25" W or 118.45 degrees W
b.Tip of Santa Monica Pier
Latitude 34 degrees 0'45"N or 34. 01 degrees N
Longitude 118 degrees 30' 50" W or 118.55 degrees W
c. Franklin Canyon Reservoir
Latitude 34 degrees 7'15" N or 34.1 degrees N
Longitude 118 degrees 24' 55"W or 118.35 degrees W

9.
a. Greystone Mansion: 480 feet or 146.304 meters
b.Woodlawn Cemetary:140 feet or 42.672 meters
c.Crestwood Hills Park: 620 feet  or 188.976 meters

 10. The Beverly Hills Quadrant is in UTM Zone 11.

11. The UTM coordinates in the lower left side of the map are 376300 N and 362000 E.

12. 1,000 meters X 1,000 meters= 100,000 square meters

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14.  14 degrees/249 MILS

15. The water in the stream between the 405 Freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir flows from north to south. We can assume this because the northern end of the stream is at a higher elevation than the southern part of the stream.

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