Problem Sheet 1-World Time Zones Problem Sheet 2-Flight Times

Activity 1:
1. Where is all time measured from? Why was this location chosen?
Use the Time Zone map to find
2. How many time zones are there? Why is this?
(i) how many world time zones are there? Why?

(ii) the times in New York, when it is noon in Victoria?

3. Explain why time zone boundaries “zig-zag” across some countries.
(iii) how many one hour zones should China lie in?

4. If the time in LONDON is 2P.M. GMT, what time is it in Activity 2:

It takes 12 hours to fly from Dublin to Johannesburg (via London). If the plane leaves
Moscow______________________ Paris________________________
Dublin at 13.00, at what (local) time will it arrive in Johannesburg?
Tokyo________________________ Brisbane_____________________
Activity 3: Victoria Flying Times
New York_____________________ Delhi________________________
Use the Time Zone map to find the (local) arrival time at each destination for an
1.00pm departure time from Victoria, BC.

5. If the time in San Francisco is 7.30am what time is it in To Flying Time Local Time on Arrival

New York______________________ Dublin______________________ Dallas 5 Hours

Johannesburg____________________ Paris_______________________ San Francisco 2 Hours

Moscow________________________ Beijing_____________________ Tokyo 9 Hours

6. If it is January 24th, 10:30pm (22:30). in New York, what time and date is it in
London 9 Hours
Moscow?

7. If it is November 5th, 3:00am . in Brisbane, what time and date is it in San

Francisco?