Lab - Week 2

1. This quadrangle is named the Beverly Hills Quadrangle.
2. The adjacent quadrangles are: Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.
3. The quadrangle was first created in 1995.
4. The map was created with NAD 27 and NAD 83.
5. The scale of the map is 1:24,000.
6. a. 5 cm on the map is equal to 1200 m on the ground.
   b. 5 inches on the map is about 1.89 miles on the ground.
   c. 1 mile on the ground is equal to 2.64 inches on the map.
   d. 3 km on the ground is equal to 12.5 cm on the map.
   
7. The contour interval of the map is 20 ft.
8. a. Public Affairs is centered at about 34.074° latitude, -118.439° longitude, or about 34° 4' 26.4" latitude, -118° 26' 20.3994" longitude.
   b. The tip of Santa Monica pier is about 34.007° latitude by -118.500° longitude, or about 34° 0' 25.2" latitude, -118° 30' 0" longitude.
   c. The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir is centered at about 34.120° latitude, -118.410° longitude, or about 34° 7' 11.2" latitude, -118° 24' 36.0" longitude.
   
9. a. Greystone Mansion's elevation is about 581 ft, or about 177 m.
   b. Woodlawn Cemetery's elevation is about 141 ft, or about 43 m.
   c. Crestwood Hills Park's elevation is about 636 ft or about 194 m.
10. The map's UTM zone is Zone 11.
11. The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of the map are about 3763000 m N, 361500 m E.
12. There are 1,000,000 square meters per cell.
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14. The magnetic declination of the map is 14° or 249 miles.
15. The intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir flows south.
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