Practice Questions
For use with the map in your kit

These questions are a practice set to be used with the map that comes with your rock and mineral kit.  These are the types of questions that you will be working with in lab.

1.    What is the latitude and longitude of the northeast corner of this map?

34^O 7' 30" N latitude and 118^O 22' 30'' W longitude

2.    What is the latitude and longitude of the southwest corner of this map?

34^O N latitude and 118^O 30' W longitude

3.    What is the latitude and longitude of the middle of the map?

Note that this is a 7' 30" quadrangle.  That means that the latitude varies by 7' 30" and the longitude varies by 7' 30".  To calculate the latitude and longitude of the center of the map, add 1/2 of 7' 30", or 2' 45", to the latitude and longitude of the southeast corner of the map.

The center of the map is 34^O 2' 45" N latitude and 118^O 25' 15" W longitude

4.    What is the name of this map?

Beverly Hills Quadrangle

5.    What is the name of the map that adjoins this map to the east?

Hollywood

6.    What is the name of the map that adjoins this map to the northwest?

Canoga Park

7.    What is the scale of this map?

1:24,500

8.    This scale shows that 1 inch on this map is equal to how many inches on the
       ground?

1 inch on the map equals 24,500 inches on the ground.

9.    What is the contour interval of this map?

20 feet

10.  What do the following colors symbolize?

Brown

elevations

Green

vegetation

Blue

water

Black

man made objects and names

11.  What do the following symbols mean?

                    habitable building

                    church

                    school

                                              unimproved dirt road             

                                              perennial stream

                                            intermittent stream

12.  What is the approximate elevation of the Brentwood Military Academy?

13.  What is the maximum elevation of the Upper Canyon Reservoir?