Lab 1b

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?

Beverly Hills

2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?

Van Nuys, Canoga Park, Burbank, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood

3. When was the quadrangle first created?

1995

4. What datum was used to create your map?

North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) and North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)

5. What is the scale of the map?

1:24,000 which means one inch on the map is 24,000 inches on the ground

6. At the above scale, answer the following:

a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?

1200 meters

b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?

1.8939 miles

c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?

2.639 inches

d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?

12.5 cm

7. What is the contour interval on your map?

20 feet

8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and

decimal degrees of:

a) the Public Affairs Building?

34˚ 4’ 27.588”

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier?

34˚ 0’ 27.072”

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir?

34˚ 2’ 38.292”

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:

a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park)?

580 feet; 176.83 meters

b) Woodlawn Cemetery?

140 feet; 42.67 meters

c) Crestwood Hills Park?

620 feet; 188.98 meters

10. What is the UTM zone of the map?

Zone 11

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?

34˚00’, 118˚30’

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?

1000 square meters

13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000 where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus.

Elevation values along the UTM northing 3771000

14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?

magnetic compass needle will always point 14 degrees to the east of true geographic north

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?

The water flows south.

16. UCLA from the map.

Lab 1a

This map was found through Google search on selfinterestandsympathy.files.wordpress.com. This is a map of world legal systems: Civil, common, customary, and religious law. I find this map very interesting in its way of conveying global diversity through its use of colors. It is through this map that one is able to really understand how complex Africa is when it comes to legal systems. Out of all of the continents, Africa has the most variety in legal systems: civil, common, and religious. I really like how detailed the map is and how it accurately denotes Louisiana as the only state in the United States with both a civil and common law (shown in brown). Differences continue to exist between Louisianan civil law (from French, German, and Spanish influence-blue) and the common law (from English influence present in all other states-red) found in the other states.



This map was found on strangemaps.files.wordpress.com under Religionism and Religiosity. This map represents the United States as a highly religious country by highlighting the 8 leading Christian dominations such as Baptist, Lutheran, Mormons, Catholics, Mennonites, and Christian, as well as others such as Anglican and Adventist. What is very interesting about this map is that it demonstrates the important link between region and religion. The map goes on to show how the 8 leading Christian dominations represent a plurality of the relevant counties' population. This further reinforces the idea that there are quite a few contiguous religious blocks in the United States. For example, there is a great concentration of Baptists in the eastern/southern states, but as we move further west, we find less and less Baptists and a larger concentration of Latter-Day Saints. The one religious group that seems to dominant the United States at a somewhat constant rate is Catholic.


This map was found on garyhaq.files.wordpress.com under an article titled "Enoughism--The Route to Happiness?". Under the title "A Global Projection of Subject Well-being," this map represents how different countries all around the world vary distinctly in their level of happiness depending on different aspects of lifestyle. The one continent that has a mostly constant high level of happiness is North America. It is interesting how other continents, such as Europe, are smaller than North America, yet vary in their levels of happiness: i.e. Portugal is represented as slightly less happy than Spain that is right next to it. France is not as "happy" as its bordering countries, Germany and Spain. Out of all the continents, Africa and Asia seem to be the most varying in happiness. Another aspect that I find interesting is that supposedly wealthy countries such as North America and Australia are represented as the "happiest", despite the fact that studies have shown that more choice and more things do not necessarily bring more happiness. In that case, countries like France and Italy who went through a lot during World War I and II should be considered happier than they are represented in this map since they value and appreciate food and goods much more than citizens in North America and Australia do. One critical point I will have to make about this map: despite all of the economic and governmental problems its citizens are constantly faced with, Mexico is represented as happier than France. France should be considered happier since its citizens face rather minor problems when compared to those in Mexico. Thus, in my opinion, the fact that French citizens are not represented as much better off than Mexican citizens renders this map inaccurate.