UNDERSTANDING TIME ZONES Developed by E. Engelbrecht
UNDERSTANDING TIME ZONESDeveloped by E. Engelbrecht
WHAT DOES THE CAPS REQUIRE?
CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT
WORLD MAP & CARDINAL POINTS
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W E
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EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
ROTATION OF THE EARTH
WEST TO EAST
W E
DAY AND NIGHT ON EARTH
DAY
Rotation:
West to East
NIGHTDIFFERENT PLACES ON EARTH HAVE
DIFFERENT TIMES
DEMONSTRATING TIME ZONES
LINES OF LONGITUDE
24 LINES OF LONGITUDE
THE 0º LINE OF LONGITUDE
UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATE (UTC)
GREENWICH
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE (IDL)
TIME ZONE MAP
THE 24 HOUR CLOCK
TIME DIFFERENCES
Oº+-
earlier laterwest east
+45º+15º-15º-45º
TIME ZONE LINE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST)
1 HOUR
A way of making better use of the natural daylight by setting your clock
forward one hour during the summer months, and back again in
autumn.
Daylight saving time is in use between March and April and ends between
September and November as the countries return to Standard Time
JET LAG / JET FATIQUE
JET LAG / JET FATIQUE
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