Lab 2 - Beverly Hills Quadrangle

1. The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills.

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

3. The quadrangle was created in 2012.

4. The datum used were North American Datum of 1983, and World Geodetic System of 1984.

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

6. a) 5 centimeters on the map is equal to 1,200 meters on the ground
     b) 5 inches on the map is equal to about 2 miles on the ground
     c) one mile on the ground is equal to about 2.64 inches on the map
     d) 3 kilometers on the ground is equal to 12.5 centimeters on the map

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

8. a) 118°28'42" (118.4783°) longitude, 34°04'23" (34.0731°) latitude
     b) 118°30'00" (118.5°) longitude, 34°00'45" (34.0125°) latitude
     c) 118°25'11" (118.4197°) longitude, 34°06'15" (34.1042°) latitude

9. a) 560 feet; 171 meters
     b) 140 feet; 43 meters
     c) 700 feet; 213 meters

10. The UTM zone of the map is zone 11.

11. The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of the map is about 362500E 3763200N.

12. The area contained within each cell is 1,000,000 square meters.

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14. The magnetic declination of the map is 12°35'.

15. The water is flowing north.

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