World Time Zones Worksheet



Unit 1 Review Questions

1. Where is all time measured from?

 

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

 

3. Approximately how wide is each time zone?

 

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

 

5. Name the six major Canada time zones.

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

Chicago___________________ Sydney, Australia_____________

Berlin, Germany_______________ Winnipeg____________________

Honolulu_________________ 

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

Vancouver ___________________ Paris ___________________

Moscow __________________ Tokyo __________________

Buenos Aires ______________

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

St. John’s __________________ Dublin, Ireland ____________________

Moscow, Russia _________________ Tokyo, Japan ___________________

Buenos Aires, Argentina ______________

 

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)?

 

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

 

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

 

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?

13. Complete the following time changes:

Toronto – 5:00pm ( Vancouver - ___________

St. John’s Nfld – 6:30am ( Quebec City - ___________

Yellowknife - 12 noon ( Edmonton - ___________

Thunder Bay - 4:00pm ( Barrie - ___________

Winnipeg - 3:30am ( Halifax - ___________

Kamloops BC - 2:15pm ( Montreal - __________

Victoria – 11:10pm ( Prince George BC - __________

Saskatoon – 12 midnight ( Calgary - _____________

Moncton NB – 1:30pm ( Moose Jaw SK - __________

Charlottetown – 4:45pm ( Moosonee ON - __________

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

a) Shows a river - _______________________

b) Cape Town, South Africa - ______________________

c) Used by a meteorologist - _______________________

d) Helps a mountain climber - ______________________

e) Ontario - ________________________

f) Shows the 2013 temperature ranges for Canada - __________________

g) Contour Lines - _____________________

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

a) SW

b) NNE

c) ESE

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

a) N

b) W

c) S

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

a) Boston, MA - ________________

b) Los Angeles - ________________

c) Dublin, Ireland - ______________

d) Moscow, Russia - ______________

e) Iqaluit, NV - _________________

f) Edmonton, AB - ______________

g) Dallas, TX - _______________

h) Barcelona, Spain - _____________

i) Athens, Greece - ______________

18. Give the proper lines of longitude and latitude:

a) Prime Meridian - ____________

b) Equator - _____________

c) Tropic of Cancer - ____________

d) International Date Line - ___________

e) North Pole - _____________

f) Tropic of Capricorn - ___________

g) South Pole - ___________

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