Define the following terms: › Equator › Prime Meridian › Latitude › Longitude I will be grading bell ringers after today, so make sure you have them.

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Define the following terms:› Equator› Prime Meridian› Latitude› Longitude

I will be grading bell ringers after today, so make sure you have them all completed and in the first pocket of your class folder.

Objective:

Agenda Bell Ringer Latitude and Longitude Practice QUIZ! Time Zones

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Time Zones

Why do we need time zones?

Think about it!

There are 24 different time zones in the world, one for each hour of the day!

There are four time zones in the continental United States – Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern.

Label your map

Time Zones

As you travel east into a new time zone, the time increases by one hour.

If you travel west, the time decreases by one hour.

+ 1 - 1

As you travel EAST , it is one hour later.As you travel WEST , it is one hour earlier. 1. What time zone is

Louisiana in?• Central

2. If it is 1:00 PM in California, what time is it in Florida?• 4:00 PM

3. If it is 10:00 AM in Texas, what time is it in California?• 8:00 AM

4. If it is 12:00 AM (midnight) in the Eastern time zone, what time is it in the Mountain time zone?• 10:00 PM

International Date Line The International Date Line is located

around the 180° longitude line. If you cross the International Date Line, you cross into a new day!

World Clock

Time ZonePractice

E + 1W - 1

International Date Line

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