World+Times+Zones

1. Locate the starting city or country on the time zone map. You may need a world political map to find the cities and countries. 2. Add 1 hour for each zone you move to the east (right). 3. Subtract 1 hour for each zone you move to the west (left). 4. Go to the next day if you cross the International Date Line from east to west. 5. Go back a day if you cross the International Date Line from west to east.

World Time Zones

Use the following maps to answer the questions (or open it in a separate window [|here] to view it larger by clicking on the image).



1. How many world time zones are there? Why? - 26, because not every country has the same time range.

2. Approximately how wide is each time zone? - 1 inch.

3. why are the time zone boundaries are not completely straight. - Because of the way the country's are.

Use your time zone map to calculate the answers to the following questions (remember that you add time as you move east and subtract time as you move west).

4. If the time in London is 12:00 noon GMT, what time is it in: Chicago-6:00, __Paris-1:00__ Moscow-2:30, __Tokyo-9:00__ Rio de Janeiro- __Honolulu-7:00__

__5. If the time in Chicago is 12:15 P.M., what time is it in: London__ Paris Moscow _ Tokyo _ __Buenos Aires__ Jerusalem

6. If the time in Bombay is 9:37 P.M on Tuesday., what time and day is it in: Wellington Singapore Fairbanks _ Rome

7. If it is Thursday, January 8, 12:00 noon in St. Paul, what time and day is it in: Miami _ __Seattle__ Atlanta __Dallas__ _ Hong Kong _ __Cairo__ _ Mexico City __St. Petersburg__ _ __San Diego__ _ __Buenos Aries__ ___

8. It is 12:00 Midnight GMT. How much of the earth is in the old calendar day, and how much is in the new calendar day?

9. If it is Tuesday morning west of the International Date Line (Eastern Hemisphere), then what day is it east of the International Date Line (Western Hemisphere)?

10. If it is January 7, 10:00 P.M. in Chicago, what date and time is it in London?

11. If it is October 29, 3:00 A.M. in Sydney, what date and time is it in Chicago?

12. A man living in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday 12:00 P.M. calls his cousin in Tokyo, Japan. What time is it in Tokyo? What calendar day is it?

13. If you are visiting your Grandparents in Boston and you want to watch your favorite TV show, Smallville, which is on at 8:00 CST, what time will it be on at your grandparents? What about at your aunt’s house in San Francisco?

14. If you want to call your pen pal in Saudi Arabia between 7:00 and 9:00 (their time), what time would you have to make the call here in Minnesota?