UNDERSTANDING TIME ZONESDeveloped by E. Engelbrecht

WHAT DOES THE CAPS REQUIRE?

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT

WORLD MAP & CARDINAL POINTS

S

W E

N

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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