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Unit 1 Review Questions

  1. Where is all time measured from?

Prime Meridian

  1. How many world time zones are there? Why?

24; because the earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours and there is 1 hr. between each time zone.

  1. Approximately how wide is each time zone?

15 degrees

  1. Explain why time zone boundaries are not completely straight.

Countries want to make sure that everyone is experiencing the same time within that zone.

  1. Name the six major Canada time zones.

Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain Pacific

  1. If the time is 9:00 A.M. in Toronto, what time is it in:

Chicago 8:00 AM Sydney, Australia Midnight

Berlin, Germany 3:00 PMWinnipeg 8:00 AM

Honolulu 3:00 AM

  1. If the time in London is 12:00 P.M. UTC, what time is it in:

Vancouver 4:00 AM Paris 1:00 PM

Moscow 3:00 PM Tokyo 8:00 PM

Buenos Aires 8:00 AM

  1. If the time in Alert, Nunavut is 12:15 P.M., what time is it in:

St. John’s2:15 PMDublin, Ireland6:15 PM

Moscow, Russia9:15 PMTokyo, Japan 3:15 AM the next day

Buenos Aires, Argentina3:15 PM

  1. 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)?

Monday

  1. If it is January 7, 10:00 P.M. in Red Deer Alberta, what date and time is it in Beijing, China?

1:00 PM on Jan. 8

  1. If it is October 29, 3:00 A.M. in Auckland New Zealand, what date and time is it in Toronto?

Oct. 28, 11:00 AM

  1. 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?

5:00 PM on Monday evening.

  1. Complete the following time changes:

Toronto – 5:00pm  Vancouver - 2:00 PM

St. John’s Nfld – 6:30am Quebec City - 5:00 AM

Yellowknife - 12 noon Edmonton –12 noon

Thunder Bay - 4:00pm Barrie –4:00 pm

Winnipeg - 3:30am Halifax –5:30 am

Kamloops BC - 2:15pm Montreal –5:15 pm

Victoria – 11:10pm Prince George BC - 11:10 pm

Saskatoon – 12 midnight Calgary –11:00 pm

Moncton NB – 1:30pm Moose Jaw SK –10:30 am

Charlottetown – 4:45pm Moosonee ON –3:45pm

  1. Name the following types of maps (climate, topographic, political)

a)Shows a river - topographic

b)Cape Town, South Africa - political

c)Used by a meteorologist - climate

d)Helps a mountain climber - topographic

e)Ontario –political

f)Shows the 2013 temperature ranges for Canada - climate

g)Contour Lines - topographic

  1. What direction is opposite of each of the following directions:

a)SW - NE

b)NNE - SSW

c)ESE - WNW

  1. Give the compass bearings for the following directions (compass points):

a)N – 0 or 360 degrees

b)W - 270

c)S - 180

  1. Give the correct directions to the following cities in comparison to Toronto:

a)Boston, MA - SE

b)Los Angeles - SW

c)Dublin, Ireland - NE

d)Moscow, Russia - E

e)Iqaluit, NV - NNE

f)Edmonton, AB - NW

g)Dallas, TX - SW

h)Barcelona, Spain - SE

i)Athens, Greece –ESE

  1. Give the proper lines of longitude and latitude:

a)Prime Meridian - 0 degree longitude

b)Equator –0 degrees latitude

c)Tropic of Cancer –23.5 degree N

d)International Date Line –180 degrees longitude

e)North Pole –90 degrees N

f)Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5 degrees S

g)South Pole –90 degrees S.