GEOGRAPHY 7 LAB 3 NEOGRAPHY , MALIBU PEAR

The objective of this map is to obtain direction to Malibu Pier as a heart of California’s surf culture starting from UCLA campus. In this famous place surfers from around the world come to Surfrider Beach. The spot is also known as a three-point break that offers rides of 300 yards or more.Malibu sport fishing pier, live bait and charter boats make it one of the most attractive destination in the world.

Commentary on Neogeography:
Neogeography combines the cartography and GIS making them user friendly environment but it also has many pitfalls. Because geographical maps using Google tools are easy to create and they are acceptable for Internet public there is not warranty about reliable information which they offered. So all remain to the morality and ethics of the author.

There are also negative consequences because neo-maps exist some personal information whis is shown to the public. In this point of view it can lead to some troubles for the creators. Even above mentioned negative consequences, neogeography has much more potential nowadays. Using Google tools for example makes our life easier and more interesting.

Follow are the links to the map and how to get to Malibu per from UCLA

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http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=

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f30dd3&ll=34.031038,-118.470383&spn=0.339152,0.617294&z=1

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GEOGRAPHY 7 Laboratory 2

1. What is the name of the quadrangle? Ans: The name of the quadrangle is BEVERLY HILLS , who is located in California
2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles? Ans; The names of the adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood given as a legend on the bottom of the map.
3. When was the quadrangle first created? The quadrangle first created was 1927, referred to the bottom of left corner.
4. What datum was used to create your map? Ans. The last revision date of Beverly Hills map was 1995
5. What is the scale of the map? Ans. The map scale indicates the ratio or proportion of the horizontal distance on the map to the corresponding horizontal distance on the ground. The given map has a scale of 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? Ans. 1199.99 ~1200m, [ because 1 inch =2.54 cm; 1 m= 100 cm]
b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground? Ans. 1.89 miles [24000x2.54x5/]
c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map? Ans. 2.64 inches, (1 mile =63360 inches on ground)
d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map? 12.5 cm on the map [ 3km=118110.2 inches]
7. What is the contour interval on your map? Ans. Contour interval is the difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines. The contour interval is 20 feet printed on the map.
8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the Public Affairs Building; degree/minutes/sec :34°4’10"N; -118°25’50”W DD : 34.07°N, -118.43°W;
b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;degree/minutes/sec 34.00N; -118.29.5W ; DD 34.00N; 118.5W
c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir; 34.07N;-118.24.30W; DD 34.1N; 118.4W
9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park); 650ft or 198m
b) Woodlawn Cemetery; 140ft or 42m
c) Crestwood Hills Park; 769ft or 234m
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? The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner are 3762000 Northing and 362000 Easting
12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines? One million square meters in each cell of the UTM grid.

13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert your elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.
14. What is the magnetic declination of the map? The Magnetic North is 14.0 degrees East
15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir? The stream between the 405 freeway and the Stone Canyon Reservoir flows from the direction From North to South
16. Crop out (i.e., cut and paste) UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic on your blog.

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Distribution of mechanized peat cutting for fuel in 1990–1991, lowland and blanket peat, and Environmentally Sensitive Areas.

W. Tomlinson, Changes in the extent of peat extraction in Northern Ireland 1990–2008 and associated changes in carbon loss, Applied Geography 30 (2010) 294–301

The article printed in Applied Geography 30 (2010) 294–301 included several maps related to the 2007–2008 survey about a peat extraction for fuel and estimates caused mainly by a marked fall in extraction for fuel. The most interesting map is shown above and it can be seen that “agri-environment schemes covered around 40% of the agricultural area of Northern Ireland”, W. Tomlinson.

Map2 Political Map of Europe

http://www.freeworldmaps.net/europe/political.html

Political Features

The political map of Europe shows 50 sovereign states. In terms of population and area Russia is the largest state and the smallest is Vatican City. The West Europe has different political system then Russia. Unlike Russia the political system of Western Europe is very decentralized.

GOEG 7 HMK 1

Map 1 Physical map of Europe http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/europe.htm Europe is the most defining feature of the World. European’s highest point is the Elbrus, Russia (Caucasus): 18,510 feet / 5642 meters . With a maximum depth of 744.4 m (2,442 ft) Lake Baikal (Russia), is the world's second most bulky lake, after the Caspian Sea. It is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world and contains a total of roughly 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water. Nowadays European community increases its borders to the East admitted a new members as a Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland. The best important cities are Brussels, Vienna, Bohn and Moscow.