Lab 2: USGS Topographic Map

1.        Beverly Hills Quadrangle, located in Los Angeles CA.

2.       Adjacent quadrangles include, “Canoga Park,” “Van Nuys,” “Burbank,” “Topanga,” “Hollywood,” “Venice,” and “Inglewood.”

3.       1966.

4.       Produced by the United States Geological Survey.  Selected hydrographic data compiled from NOS/NOAA chart 18744 (1964).  North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) and North American Datum of 1983 were also used to construct this map.

5.       1:24,000

6.       a) 5cm = 1200 meters on the ground

b) 5in = 1.89 miles on the ground

c) 1 mile = 2.64 inches on the map

d) 3 km = 12.5 cm on the map

7. 20 feet

8. a) Public Affairs Building- (34° 4' 22", -118° 26' 24") and (34.073°, -118.440°).

b) Santa Monica Pier-(34° 0' 25", -118° 29' 56") and (34.007°, -118.499°).

c) Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir- (34° 7' 10", -118° 24' 37") and (34.119°, -118.410°).

9. a) Greystone Mansion- approximately 550 Feet or 167.68 meters.

b) Woodlawn Cemetery- approximately 140 Feet or 42.6 meters.

c) Crestwood Hills Park- approximately 800 Feet or 243.90 meters.

10. Zone 11

11. 361500mE. and 3763000mN.

12. 1,000,000 square meters.

13.

14. 14 degrees East.

15. North to South.