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Using digital maps to plan a trip to a different time zone

Time zones: can we time travel on planet Earth?

Unit Summary

This unit explores the relationship between the Earth's rotation, day and night, and time zones. Pupils learn how longitude affects time, investigate the International Date Line, and consider what happens when we travel across the globe.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a geographic information system (GIS) to investigate the differences in time and the climate between your home place and a country in a different time zone.

Key Notes

  • Digital maps on a GIS can be used to see different time zones around the world.
  • Different layers, such as those showing temperature and rainfall, can be added on a GIS to help us investigate places.
  • GIS can be used to plan trips as we can compare geographical data where we live with that of where we are going.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • geographic information system: a GIS contains digital maps that allow us to see and understand geographical patterns
  • layer: geographical information that can be added to a digital map
  • time zone: an area of the world that uses the same time

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Time zones change as we travel north to south across different latitudes.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

Digital maps on a GIS can be used to see different time zones around the world. Different layers, such as those showing temperature and rainfall, can be added on a GIS to help us investigate places.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'geographic information system'

a GIS contains digital maps that allow us to see and understand geographical patterns.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: Time zones change as we travel north to south across different latitudes. Correction: Time zones change as we move east to west across different longitudes.

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