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Geography of Canada Time Zones & More on Scale

Lines on the Earth Time Zones There are 6 time zones in Canada

Scale Scale shows the relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance on the Earth’s surface –Direct Statement Scale uses words to describe what a distance on a map represents in the real world 1 cm = 10 kilometres –Linear Scale uses a special ruler on a map to show what a distance on a map represents in the real world 0 km400 km –Representative Fraction Scale is a ratio where one unit on a map represents a specific number of the same unit in the real world 1: (1 cm on the map represents cm in the real world)