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Time Zones 1
Time Zones 2
Longitude, Latitude
Lines of Longitude and Latitude
100
How many different time zones are there in Canada?
6 time zones
100
How wide is each time zone?
15 degrees
100
What meets at both poles?
Longitude
100
What is the latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?
23 degrees south
200
What does GMT stand for?
Greenwich Mean Time
200
Who devised time zones?
Sir Sanford Fleming
200
What is 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
200
What is the latitude of the Antarctic Circle?
66 degrees south
300
What time zone is Saskatoon located in?
Central Standard Time
300
What time zone in Canada has only a half hour difference to the one west of it?
Newfoundland Standard Time
300
What is 90 degrees north?
North Pole
300
What is the line of longitude opposite of the Prime Meridian?
The International Dateline
400
If it is 10:00 am in Quebec, what time is it in Alberta?
8:00 am
400
If it is 5:00 pm in Vancouver, what time is it in Montreal?
8:00 pm
400
What has 180 lines on each side?
Longitude
400
What is the area between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south?
The tropics
500
What is the usual time difference between each time zone?
1 hour
500
What are all time zones compared to?
Universal Time
500
What is the geographic center of the world?
Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of West Africa
500
What city is located on the Prime Meridian?
Greenwich, England