Name: ______________________________________
Period: ______
World Time Zones
1. Where is all time measured from? Why was this location chosen?
2. How many time zones are there? Why is this?
3. Explain why time zone boundaries “zig-zag” across some countries.
4. Is the time in LONDON is 2 P.M. GMT, what time is it in…
Moscow ________________________
Paris ____________________________
Tokyo
Brisbane _________________________
________________________
New York ________________________
Delhi ____________________________
5. If the time in San Francisco is 7:30 A.M. what time is it in …
New York __________________________
Dublin ____________________________
Johannesburg _______________________
Paris ______________________________
Moscow ____________________________
Beijing _____________________________
6. If it is January 24th, 10:30 P.M. in New York, what time and date is it in Moscow?
7. If it is November 5th, 3:00 A.M. in Brisbane, that time and date is it in San Francisco?
8. If takes 12 hours to fly from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. If the plane leaves London at
1:00 P.M. at what local time will it arrive in Johannesburg?
9. Us the time zone map to find the local arrival time at each destination for a 1:00 P.M. departure from
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
TO
Dallas
San Francisco
Tokyo
London
Flying Time
5 hours
2 hours
9 hours
9 hours
Local time on arrival