Time Zones run in the same direction as longitude lines Each color is a different Time Zone Vocabulary A time zone is a region of the earth that has the same time There are 24 time zones ID: 753840
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Map Skills
Time ZonesSlide2
Longitude Lines run east and west.Slide3
Time Zones run in the same direction as longitude lines.
Each color is a different Time ZoneSlide4
Vocabulary
A
time zone
is a region of the earth that has the same time. There are 24 time zones.Slide5
Time Zones
The times zones are generally
divided by 15⁰ longitude. The time zones are separated by blue lines on this map.Slide6
Vocabulary
The
International
Date Line
is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth where the date changes as one travels east or west across it. Slide7
There are six time zones in the United States of America.Slide8
The United States Time Zones
Louisiana is located
in the Central Time Zone.Slide9
The United States Time Zones
What time zone is South
Florida located?Slide10
The United States Time Zones
What time zone is California
located?Slide11
The United States Time Zones
Name the ocean closest
to the Eastern Time Zone.
Atlantic
OceanSlide12
The United States Time Zones
Each neighboring time zone differs by one hour. What time is it in the Pacific
Time Zone?Slide13
The United States Time Zones
If it is 10:00 in the Eastern Time Zone what time would it be
in the Mountain Time Zone?
8:00Slide14
The United States Time Zones
If it is 10:00 in the Pacific Time Zone what time would it be
in the Eastern Time Zone?
1:00