USGS Topographic Maps Assignment

1. The quadrangle is named: Beverly Hills, CA

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

3. The quadrangle was first created in 1966.

4. The Datum used to create this map is called the North American Datum of 1927, the North American Datum of 1983 and the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

5. The scale of the map is 1:24,000

6.

A. 1200m

B. 1.893miles

C.2.64 inches

D. 12.5cm

7. The contour interval is 20 feet

8.

A. Public affairs location: (34˚4’30”N and 118˚27’0”W) or (34.075˚N and 118.45˚W)

B. Tip of Santa Monica Pier location: (34˚0’30”N and 118˚30’0”W) or (34.008˚N and 118.5˚W)

C. The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir location: (34˚7’15”N and 118˚25’30”W) or (34.12˚1N and 118.5˚W)

9.

A. Greystone Mansion Elevation: 600ft or 196.85m

B. Woodlawn Cemetery Elevation: 140ft or 42.67m

C. Crestwood Hills park Elevation: 680ft or 207.26m

10. The UTM zone is 11

11. 3763000m North 362000m East

12. 1,000mx1,000m= 1,000,000m^2. Each cell square contains 1 million square meters.

13.

14. 14˚east

15. From North to South

16.