CGC1P Unit 1: Location! Location! Location!
TIME ZONES
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Greenwich is 0° (the middle of the zones)
Each time zone has 15° longitude in between
The boundaries are not straight like lines of longitude—they zigzag
Time zones are directly related to degrees of longitude
The earth rotates once around every 24 hours (360 degrees / 24 hours)
STANDARD TIME was invented by a Canadian in 1884 (Sir Sandford Fleming)
The prime meridian is the centre of a time zone that extends 7.5 degrees of longitude to each side
Time in this zone is called UT (Universal Time) or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
The Earth rotates from west to east:
o Time zones in the Eastern hemisphere are ahead of UT
o Time zones in the Western hemisphere are behind UT
Example: Ottawa is 5 time zones behind UT. If it is 12 noon in Greenwich, England it is 7 am in
Ottawa.
 The shape of time zones can be modified for political reasons or simple convenience
Example: China has one time zone but covers 60 degrees of longitude
Example: Canada has 6 time zones
The INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE is located at 180 degrees (West or East)
 Opposite side of the planet from the Prime Meridian
 If you cross over it going west you add a day
 If you cross over it going east you lose a day
Some countries use DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Spring forward / Fall back
Extends time ahead in summer to allow for greater sunlight into the evening
NHL TIME ZONE CHALLENGE
You have been hired as the head of the scouting department for the Ottawa
Senators. You have scouts all over the world working for you. Your task is to fill in
the following charts that will test your knowledge of time zones as travel is a big part
of a scout’s job.
PART A: SCOUTING REPORT
As the chief scout for the Sens you need to determine the latitude and longitude of
the following players’ hometowns and the time in their corresponding time zones. Base your time at 12
noon in Ottawa on a Friday.
Player
Steven Stamkos
Hometown
Markham, Ontario
Patrick Marleau
Aneroid, Saskatchewan
Henrik Sedin
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
Milan Lucic
Vancouver, BC
Owen Nolan
Dublin, Ireland
David Krejci
Vesa Toskala
Sternberk, Czech
Republic
Helsinki, Finland
Alex Ovechkin
Moscow, Russia
Sidney Crosby
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Michael Ryder
St. John’s,
Newfoundland
Anchorage, Alaska
Scott Gomez
Latitude/Longitude
Time
PART B: TRAVEL ITINERARY
As a scout you often will travel with the team across North America. With six possible time zones this can
be very confusing indeed. The chart below is your plane ticket for the Sens’ first road trip of the season.
Fill in the blanks.
Flight
Ottawa – Edmonton
Edmonton-Vancouver
Departure Time
(local time)
5:00pm
Duration
1.5 hours
Arrival Time
(local time)
7:00pm
12:30am
Vancouver-LA
10:00am
LA-Dallas
12:00 noon
Dallas-Ottawa
1:00pm
2.5 hours
3.5 hours
2:30am
PART C: HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
A Canadian tradition, the CBC broadcasts every Saturday evening during the NHL regular season. Your
scouting department, scattered across Canada, will be watching the first Senators-Leafs game of the
season. In the following chart, fill in the time zones and viewing times for the respective cities watching
the game in Ottawa at 8:00pm on a Saturday night.
City
Charlottetown, PEI
Yellowknife, NWT
Vancouver, BC
Calgary, AB
Winnipeg, MB
Fredericton, NB
Iqaluit, NU
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Time Zone
Viewing Time