Time Zones

Au programme

• What is the primary geographical reason that the world is divided into time zones?
• Approximately how many degrees of longitude correspond to one hour of time difference?
• If it is 12:00 UTC, what is the standard time in a location at UTC+5?
• Which situation most directly explains why two nearby countries can use different official time zones?
• Match each time-zone term with its correct description.
• Match each UTC offset with the correct local time when UTC is 09:00.
• Match each location with its commonly associated standard time reference.
• Match each time-zone pattern with its geographical implication.