1. Map Skills
Time Zones

2. Longitude Lines run north and south.

3. Time Zones run in the same direction as longitude lines.
Each color is a different Time Zone

4. Vocabulary
A time zone is a region of the earth that has the same time. There are 24 time zones.

5. Time Zones
The times zones are generally divided by 15⁰ longitude. The time zones are separated by blue lines on this map.

6. Vocabulary

7. There are six time zones in the United States of America.

8. The United States Time Zones
Louisiana is located in the Central Time Zone.
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9. The United States Time Zones
What time zone is South Florida located?
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10. The United States Time Zones
What time zone is California located?
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11. The United States Time Zones
Name the ocean closest to the Eastern Time Zone.
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Atlantic
Ocean

12. The United States Time Zones
Each neighboring time zone differs by one hour. What time is it in the Pacific Time Zone?
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13. The United States Time Zones
If it is 10:00 in the Eastern Time Zone what time would it be in the Mountain Time Zone?
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14. The United States Time Zones
If it is 10:00 in the Pacific Time Zone what time would it be in the Eastern Time Zone?
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