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Unit 1 Review Questions
1. Where is all time measured from?
Prime Meridian
2. 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.
3. Approximately how wide is each time zone?
15 degrees
4. Explain why time zone boundaries are not completely straight.
Countries want to make sure that everyone is experiencing the same time within
that zone.
5. Name the six major Canada time zones.
Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain Pacific
6. If the time is 9:00 A.M. in Toronto, what time is it in:
Chicago 8:00 AM
Sydney, Australia
Berlin, Germany 3:00 PM
Winnipeg 8:00 AM
Honolulu
Midnight
3:00 AM
7. 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
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8. If the time in Alert, Nunavut is 12:15 P.M., what time is it in:
St. John’s 2:15 PM
Dublin, Ireland 6:15 PM
Moscow, Russia 9:15 PM
Tokyo, Japan 3:15 AM the next day
Buenos Aires, Argentina 3:15 PM
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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.
13. 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
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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
14. Name the following types of maps (climate, topographic, political)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Shows a river - topographic
Cape Town, South Africa - political
Used by a meteorologist - climate
Helps a mountain climber - topographic
Ontario – political
Shows the 2013 temperature ranges for Canada - climate
Contour Lines - topographic
15. What direction is opposite of each of the following directions:
a) SW - NE
b) NNE - SSW
c) ESE - WNW
16. Give the compass bearings for the following directions (compass points):
a) N – 0 or 360 degrees
b) W - 270
c) S - 180
17. Give the correct directions to the following cities in comparison to Toronto:
a) Boston, MA - SE
b) Los Angeles - SW
c) Dublin, Ireland - NE
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d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
Moscow, Russia - E
Iqaluit, NV - NNE
Edmonton, AB - NW
Dallas, TX - SW
Barcelona, Spain - SE
Athens, Greece – ESE
18. 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.