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SSIP World Time Zones

The document outlines key concepts related to world time zones, including UTC, the Greenwich Meridian, and the impact of daylight saving time (DST) on travel. It explains how time zones are calculated and the effects of crossing the International Date Line. Additionally, it discusses the importance of understanding local time to avoid confusion during travel.

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SSIP World Time Zones

The document outlines key concepts related to world time zones, including UTC, the Greenwich Meridian, and the impact of daylight saving time (DST) on travel. It explains how time zones are calculated and the effects of crossing the International Date Line. Additionally, it discusses the importance of understanding local time to avoid confusion during travel.

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World Time Zones

GR12
Baseline: indicate the Concepts on the
Map
• Time zone
• UTC
• Greenwich Meridian
• Hemispheres
• Equator and seasons
• Standard time
• Local time
• The international date line
• The 24-hour clock (00:00– 23:59)
• Latitude
• Longitude
Longitude TZONE

N
Greenwich Meridian
Northern
hemisphere
UTC IDL

Summer

W Equator E
Winter
+
Latitude Southern
hemisphere
-
S 3
WORLD TIME ZONES CONCEPTS

UTC
IDL IDL
Equ
ato
r

FOLD MAP 4
Move to the left(west ) Move to the right( east)
World Time Zones
= MINUS/deduct (behind = PLUS/add (ahead of
UTC) UTC)

UT UT
C UT C
-7 C +6

5
Daylight saving time (DST) Reasons for
this practice
Only when indicated
/requested by the
examiner

Learners don’t need


to memorise
countries that apply
DST
Daylight Savings Time
• Daylight saving time, also called "summer time"
• Daylight saving time was primarily started in the
United States for the sake of conserving energy
• The thought was that if daytime hours could
correspond better with natural light, fewer tasks
would need to be done at night.
• Homes would need to use less energy
• The focus was Conservation, from fuel to food
Impact of time zones & daylight saving on
travel planning and travelling
• Your "body clock" may experience stress when you find
yourself in a different time than the one you are used to
• The bigger the time zone difference, the more stress
• You may miss important obligations simply by not
understanding what will be the correct local time when you
arrive or want to call to another destination
• Crossing the International Date Line can cause confusion
on what date you'll arrive, for e.g:
– Starting a 12–15 hour flight from the U.S. west coast to
Japan or Hong Kong in late evening can land you there
in the morning two calendar days later.
– If starting the reverse course by midday, you may well
arrive but a few clock hours more or less on the same
calendar day.
The 24 hour clock – Digital watch

Spot the difference between:

A B

Identify the clock to apply Universal time


Indicate the correct method indicating time:

one o clock 06:10


• 24 hours in the day
• Write time correctly

01h00
• Calculations:
• add –clockwise
• Subtract- anti-
06h10
clockwise

01:00 ten past six


Daylight Savings Time

When Great Britian


applies DST, the time
adjust to one hour
ahead, to the +1 time
zone.
For calculation
purposes their time
zone is no longer
New York adjust their calculated from UTC but
time one hour ahead, from +1.
they move to the next -3
time zone when DST
applies.
For calculation
purposes their time
zone is no longer
calculated from -4 but
from -3. APPLY DST IN THE BEGINNING OF
CALCULATION

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