Lab Two: USGS Topographic map
1.
What is the name of the quadrangle
Beverly Hills, CA 2012
2.
What are the names of the adjacent quadrangle
Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga,
and Hollywood
3.
When was the quadrangle first created
2012
4.
What datum was used to create your map?
North America Datum 1983
5.
What is the scale of the map
1:24,000
6. A. 5 centimeter on the map is equivalent to haw
many meters on the ground?
5cm x 1in = 5in = .2
2.5cm 2.5cm
5 centimeters = 2 inches
1in
= 2in =48,000
24,000
.3048m
x 1 feet x 48000
in = 1219.2 meters on the ground
1
ft 12i
B. 5
inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?
1.89
miles on the ground.
C. One
mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map? 2.64
inches on the map is equivalent to one mile.
D. Three
kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map? 12.5centimeters
on the map
7. What
is the contour interval on your map?
Contour interval 20 feet.
8.What. are the approximate geographic coordinates
in the both degrees/ minutes/ seconds and decimal digress of
A.
Public Affairs Building
Longitude 118°30’125” Latitude 34°25’690”
B.
Tip of Santa Monica Pier
Longitude 118°29’8” Latitude 34°40’
C.
Crestwood Hills Park
Longitude 118°23’845” Latitude 34°6’44”
9.What is the approximate elevation in both feet
and meters of
a.
Grey Stone Mansion
583.3ft or 1777.78984m
b.
Wood Cemetery
140ft or 198.12m
c.
Crestwood Hills Parks
650ft or 198.12m
10.What is the UTM zone of the maps?
UTM zone
11
11.What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left
corner of your map
376300N, 362000E
12.How many square meters are contained with each
cell of the UTM gridlines?
1000000 sq meters
13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east
along the UTM northing 3771000, where the easting’s of the UTM grid intersect
the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel.
Label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert the
elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.
36200
|
36300
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36400
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36500
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36600
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36700
|
36800
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36900
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36700
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36701
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36702
|
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37710
|
540
|
610
|
640
|
520
|
520
|
463
|
410
|
360
|
295
|
250
|
191
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14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?
14°/249 Mils.
15.In Which direction does water flow in the intermittent
stream between the 405 freeways and Stone Canyon Reservoir?
The intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and
the stone Canyon Reservoir flows from north to south.
16. Crop out UCLA from the map and include it as a
graphic in your blog:
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