Lesson 47 of 84 · Maps and Geography
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostTime Zones Around the World
Time zones are regions of the world that have the same standard time.
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Navigate the world like an explorer with a question.
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Where you live shapes how you live — more than you think.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Russia spans 11 time zones. You could leave on Monday and arrive on Tuesday without traveling for a day.
Then & Now
🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.
Time zones are regions of the world that have the same standard time. Because the Earth rotates, different parts of the world experience daylight and nighttime at different times. There are 24 time zones around the globe, each one typically one hour apart. This helps people know what time it is in other areas, making it easier to schedule activities and communicate across long distances.
Key Facts
There are 24 time zones around the world.
Each time zone is usually one hour apart.
Time zones help us know the time in different places.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2How many time zones are there in the world?
Why this still matters
Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.
Stretch Challenge
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Find where everything in your fridge came from this week.
For the dinner table
“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”
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