Map Skills
Time Zones
Longitude Lines run east and west.
Time Zones run in the same direction
as longitude lines.
Vocabulary
A time zone is a region of the earth that has
the same time. There are 24 time zones.
Time Zones
The times zones are generally divided by 15⁰ longitude. The
time zones are separated by blue lines on this map.
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.
There are six time zones in the United
States of America.
The United States Time Zones
Louisiana is located in the Central Time Zone.
The United States Time Zones
What time zone is South Florida located?
The United States Time Zones
What time zone is California located?
The United States Time Zones
Name the ocean closest to the Eastern Time Zone.
The United States Time Zones
Each neighboring time zone differs by one hour. What time is
it in the Pacific Time Zone?
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?
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?