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  1. Lessons from your desk: Desktop ASAE shatters the traditional barriers of time zone, geography, and physical space to allow learning any time, anywhere, ... An article from: Association Management by Karla Boyers, 1997-11-01
  2. What Time Is the Game? (Geography Smart).(National Football League teams and time zones)(Illustration): An article from: Junior Scholastic
  3. Time zones: what time is it in London, England, when U.S. kids on the East Coast are getting up for school? To figure that out, it helps to understand ... An article from: Junior Scholastic by Gale Reference Team, 2007-10-01
  4. Drill It Geography Workbook ATA 2809 (Intermediate Directions, Weather-Products-Time Zones, Continents-Oceans-USA) by Unknown, 1990
  5. Mr. Oodle Madoodle's Time Around the World

41. Geography Site Links: Time And Time Zones
Quite comprehensive details of the different time zones across North If you are interestedin time, or using equipment be found at http//www.geographysite.co
http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/links/time.html
World Time And Timezones
    10,000 Year Calendar
    Any date for 10,000 years can be viewed on a calendar. In fact, you can select a time anywhere between 1AD and 10,000AD. All leap years and calendar changes are accounted for and you can produce a finished month or year calendar buy just entering the date in a box on screen. You can also download a version of the software to use on your own computer - assuming you are one of the masses using an IMB PC clone of course. Daylight Saving Time
    The U.S naval Observatory provides this page which explains when daylight saving time begins and ends. it also provides a history of daylight saving time. Earth View
    A real time view of the Earth showing areas of day and night around the planet. You can specify a centre point for the image by entering latitude and longitude co-ordinates, and even chose the point from which you view the planet. You might decide to see the view as if you were on the Sun or Moon looking at earth, stick with a normal map, or pop around to the dark side of the planet to see what that looks like. In fact, you can even decide on what you see; topography,clouds, infra red or false colour weather images! How long are days and nights ?

42. Time Zones Maps By Hammond
Welcome to the best time zone map on the internet! It s so good it s 360k! HOWIT WORKS In this frame, the time zone map will be displayed.
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It's so good it's 360k! This means it might take a minute or so to load.
HOW IT WORKS: In this frame , the time zone map will be displayed. In the upper right , your local time is displayed. In the lower right , the time zone selected by you will be displayed. The default is Greenwich, England. The clock displays the actual time with hours + or - from Greenwich under it. Click anywhere on the map and a time should be displayed with in 3-5 seconds.
Know of a country other than the United States that uses Daylight Savings Time?
Submit it to webmaster@hammondmap.com You might win a Free Hammond Wallmap. Click here to load the map , or wait a few seconds and you should be taken there automatically. Enjoy!
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43. Lesson 2 // Overview Of Geography
geography Further Reference Microsoft Encarta 99 – Find Lines of Latitude and hemispheres,continents, parallels of latitude, and longitude, and time zones.
http://www.2001everest.com/ev/lesson_plans/lesson_2.htm
Geographic grids are intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes. They are used to help locate and describe specific areas. Two sets of lines encircle the globe: lines of latitude and lines of longitude. The parallel lines of latitude are horizontal, running from east to west. The equator is the imaginary line from which latitude is measured; it is equidistant from the poles, dividing the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres. Unlike lines of latitude, which become progressively shorter as they near the poles, all of the lines of longitude are the same length. Longitudinal lines run from north to south, each individual vertical line intersecting both poles. The prime meridian is an arbitrarily selected line from which all of the others are measured. Any location on the globe can be described in terms its angular distance from the reference points of the equator (0° latitude) and the prime meridian (0° longitude). Lesson 2 // Overview of Geography
Geography
Further Reference Microsoft Encarta 99 – Find: Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Objective:
The student will explore hemispheres, continents, parallels of latitude, and longitude, and time zones. The students will discuss and compare the time zones of the world.

44. Study In Australia - Landscape
geography and climate. Winter. June – August. Spring. September – November.time zones. Because of its large size, there are three time zones in Australia.
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Geography and climate
Australia is a land of contrasts: sweeping golden beaches, coral reefs rich with marine life, tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, vast grazing lands and sparse deserts. Vast tracts of Australia are registered national parks and protected under government legislation. The Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu, Uluru, the Blue Mountains and the Tasmanian Wilderness are among Australia's 14 World Heritage Areas listed by the United Nations. Also in Australian territorial waters and under Australian control are several islands off the Australian coastline and a substantial area of the Antarctic mainland. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Australia has many animals and plants which are unique on the planet. This is why Australia has strict quarantine regulations to keep out exotic pests and diseases that could affect native plants and animals, human health, agricultural industries and our environment. Australia is the only country to occupy an entire continent. Australia is as wide as the distance from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei and as long as the distance from Singapore to Manila. The area of Australia is almost as great as that of the United States of America (excluding Alaska), about 50 per cent greater than Europe (excluding the former USSR) and 32 times greater than the United Kingdom.

45. Ready Reference: Miscellaneous Resources
KEYWORDS geography, map, games, trivia. TITLE Planetary Nomenclature. time zonereference cards and Look up time zones by countries are also available.
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46. ClayGate 526-529 : Mathematical Geography ; Chronology
calendar Ephemerides Geodesy Geodetic astronomy Geographic calendars geography AustraliaSurveying education time time systems time zones Standardization
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Mathematical geography ; Celestial navigation ; Ephemerides ; Chronology DDC Ancient time
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Celestial navigation Geomatics Information Center : Astronomy U.S. Naval Observatory : Celestial Navigation Resources Yahoo! : Celestial Navigation U.S. Naval Observatory : Celestial Navigation Data for Assumed Position and Time
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Chronology Awesome Library : Time Beyond the Black Stump : Time BUBL Link : Chronology Date and Time Gateway ... Sunrise/Sunset (Israel Travel Discounters) U.S. Naval Observatory : Lengths of Longest Shortest Days U.S. Naval Observatory : Length of Day and Night at the Equinoxes U.S. Naval Observatory : Leap Years Beyond the Black Stump : Calendars ... World Times and Dialling Codes (Telstra) WWW Virtual Library : Horology Feedback Form: Please fill out the form below to assist in the maintenance and accuracy of the links on this web page. Your feedback is always appreciated...

47. Time
sundial Systems of time explains different types of time used around the worldtime and date.com - a guide to time zones, calendars, and more time Zone
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Time
About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws and dates
Ancient Time
- Time Throughout History And Cultures
Atomic Clocks
- The Most Accurate Clocks in the World
The Aztec Calendar
- explanation of the Aztec calendar and how it is used to tell time
Calendar
- put in any year and see the calendar
The Calendar Zone
- tons of information about calendars and time
Calendars
- from Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
Clockworks:
From Sundials to the Atomic Second
Comparative Lengths of Days and Nights
- from U.S. Naval Observatory
Connected Calendar
- monthly with holidays and trivia - Classroom Connect
Daylight Savings Time
- history of DST and dates of when it begins and ends by year Earth Calendar - see holidays from around the world EDUNet's Timemachine - travel to past, select region to see what was happening Equinoxes - explanation from U.S. Naval Observatory Free Printable Calendar Templates - Create calendars formatted for Microsoft Word ® Geologic Time - from Enchanted Learning Software Greenwich 2000 Home Page - information on time and the Prime Meridian Internet Atlas and Timezone Server - get time zone information and lots more Leap Seconds - explained by U.S. Naval Observatory

48. Earth's Motions And Earth-Sun Relationships Study Guide, Physical Geography, Col
earth s surface are located using a network of lines called a geographic grid Forconvenience, we use standard time which divides the world into 24 time zones.
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Physical Geography College of Alameda
EARTH'S MOTIONS AND EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIPS
STUDY GUIDE
    Assigned reading: Tarbuck Ch.15 pgs 411-416, Ch. 20 pgs 564-566,
    and Appendix B, Earth's Grid System pgs 649-650
    Web Learning Module: The Atmosphere and Earth's Motions CHIEF IDEAS:
  • The study of the earth’s motions is a starting point for understanding the workings of the global ecosystem . The earth's two main motions are rotation and revolution . Rotation is the earth turning on its imaginary axis like a top. Revolution is the earth’s orbit around the sun.
    The earth rotates west to east on its axis once a solar day. Rotation produces a set of physical consequences such as the daily rhythm of light and heat , the coriolis effect tides , and the oblate ellipsoidal shape of the earth.
    Rotation is a device for establishing reference points and lines on the globe such as the poles equator parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. Places on the earth's surface are located using a network of lines called a geographic grid Latitude
    Longitude prime meridian
    , an imaginary line from pole to pole passing through Greenwich, England.

49. World Time Zones
Find the current time anywhere in the world with adjustments for daylight saving. time Around the World. What's the time in Noosa, London, New York or Tokyo? time Zone Abbreviations. What do
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Time Zone Abbreviations
What do EST, PST and so on mean? Military time zone codes Time zone maps
Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, South America Pick a country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Australia - ACT, NSW, Vic Australia - NT Australia - Qld Australia - SA Australia - Tas Australia - WA Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia Botswana Brazil Britain Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cameroon Canada - Atlantic Canada - Central Canada - Eastern Canada - Mountain Canada - Newfoundland Canada - Pacific Canada - Saskatchewan Canada - Yukon Canary Islands Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Dem. Rep. Congo (East) Dem. Rep. Congo (West) Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt England Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Islands Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Greenland Guam, Mariana Is.

50. SpatialNews, The Leading GIS, LBS, And Geospatial Technology News Resource
Spatial News is your daily provider of GIS, CAD, and mappingrelated news. the present system of time zones and is now also Stopwatchmaps.com - US time zones. Stopwatchmaps has developed a the following description. time zones, and their boundary lines
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51. Time Zones - Foreign Trade Online
time zone converter, world date and time gateway and anything you want to know about Greenwich Mean time (GMT) and geographic location (Longtitude/Latitude) of any location in the world. time zones. Local times Around the World. World Date time Gateway. If you are having problem with any of the links or if
http://www.foreign-trade.com/timezones.htm

52. Inventions: Time Zones - EnchantedLearning.com
time zones Their Invention and Implementation. The Earth is divided into 24 timezones so that everyone in the world can be on roughly similar schedules (like
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Time Zones: Their Invention and Implementation
The Earth is divided into 24 time zones so that everyone in the world can be on roughly similar schedules (like noon being roughly when the sun is highest in the sky). The idea to divide the Earth into time zones was proposed by the Canadian railway planner and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming (1827 - 1915) in the late 1870s. Time zones were first used in 1883 by railroads in order to standardize their schedules. World time zones were determined in 1884, at an international conference in Washington, D.C. Each of the 24 world time zones are about 15 degrees wide and differ by one hour. Early Time Keeping Until about 100 years ago, each city set its clocks to

53. Time Palette - World Time And Mapping Tools
world with correct sun and moon shading, and calculates a wealth of global time,geographic, astronomical and Scheduler supports six independent time zones.
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Time Palette includes an Atlas with detailed geographical and time zone information for over 10,000 cities throughout the world.

54. World Time Zones
World time zones. Maps showing the geographical boundaries between time zones. Noosaholiday home, Noosa s real estate Holiday accommodation Noosa s restaurants.
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World time zones
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These maps show the standard variation from GMT/UTC.
Daylight saving, where applicable, is not shown or allowed for. 28 Kbs
Africa - 44 Kbs
Asia (without Russia) - 47 Kbs
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South America - 30 Kbs Europe (without Russia) - 59 Kbs Koala Net Western Web Directories Technical comments

55. World Time Zones
World time zones. time zone abbreviations. Here is an explanation of the time zoneabbreviations used internationally and locally Military time zone codes.
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Here is an explanation of the time zone abbreviations used internationally and locally:
GMT
- Greenwich Mean Time
UTC - Universal Time Coordinated (the same as GMT) US and Canada see map (73Kbs)
AST Atlantic Standard Time (GMT -4 hours)
ADT Atlantic Daylight Saving Time (GMT -3 hours)
EST Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5 hours) EDT Eastern Daylight Saving Time (GMT -4 hours) CST Central Standard Time (GMT -6 hours) CDT Central Daylight Saving Time (GMT -5 hours) MST Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7 hours) MDT Mountain Daylight Saving Time (GMT -6 hours) PST Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8 hours) PDT Pacific Daylight Saving Time (GMT -7 hours) AKST Alaska Standard Time (GMT -9 hours) AKDT Alaska Daylight Saving Time (GMT -8 hours) HST Hawaiian Standard Time (GMT -10 hours) (Hawaii doesn't adjust for Daylight Saving) Europe see map (59Kbs) BST British Summer Time (GMT +1 hour) IST Irish Summer Time (GMT +1 hour) CET Central Europe Time (GMT +1 hour) CEST Central Europe Summer Time (GMT +2 hours) EET Eastern Europe Time (GMT +2 hours) EEST Eastern Europe Summer Time (GMT +3 hours) Australia see map (28Kbs) AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10 hours) Other maps Military time zone codes.

56. Time Measurement, Time Zones, And The International Date Line
(The Geographical Journal). The Internet and international marketing. KeynoteMeasures 42 Web Sites in Major time zones. Search HighBeam Research for
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    Time Measurement, Time Zones, and the International Date Line
    The two natural cycles on which time measurements are based are the year and the day. The year is defined as the time required for Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun, while the day is the time required for Earth to complete one turn upon its axis. Earth needs 365 days plus about six hours to go around the Sun once, so a year does not consist of a round number of days; the fractional day has to be taken care of by an extra day every fourth year. But because Earth, while turning upon its axis, also moves around the Sun, there are two kinds of days. A day may be defined as the interval between the highest point of the Sun in the sky on two successive days. This, averaged out over the year, produces the customary 24-hour day. But one might also define a day as the time interval between the moments when a certain point in the sky, say a conveniently located star, is directly overhead. This is called: Sidereal time.

57. Time Zones
would be less confusion and better communication between people and countries thetime zones boundaries are based on geographical and political conditions.
http://www.hawaii.edu/hga/Lessons/timezones.html
HGA Lesson Collection Time Zones
August 1999
Cynthia W. Nagamine
Grade: 3 Purpose: Are there differences in the time of day depending on where you are? Could it be 12 o'clock midnight in one country or state and 12 o'clock at noon in another area of the world at the same time? How do we figure out what time it is in all of these different countries? Why do we have these different time zones? Why is this important for me know? Our 3rd grade curriculum focuses on the study of some of the cultures present here in Hawaii and on the countries that these cultures originated from. (The countries that we focus on are the Philippines, Japan, China, Portugal, and Africa.) Students are encouraged to observe and value the similarities and differences between various cultures and countries. To enrich this curriculum, students will study time zones and the effects that the differences in time have on the Earth and it's countries. Geographic Themes: Location, Place, Region Geographic Standards: Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial

58. Tasmania FAQ: Tasmanian Geography
Tasmanian geography. Which time zone is Tasmania in? Tasmania is on AustralianEastern time (AET), the same time zone as the rest of eastern Australia.
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Tasmanian Geography Which time zone is Tasmania in? Tasmania is on Australian Eastern Time (AET), the same time zone as the rest of eastern Australia. That makes Tasmania ten hours ahead of Universal Time (UT) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and fifteen hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the United States. You can use the following table to help you convert, or try the world time zone converter Tasmania (AET) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 London (GMT) 14* 15* 16* 17* 18* 19* 20* 21* 22* 23* 00 01 New York (EST) 09* 10* 11* 12* 13* 14* 15* 16* 17* 18* 19* 20* Tasmania (AET) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 London (GMT) 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 New York (EST) 21* 22* 23* 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 (* indicates on the previous day, 00=midnight, 12=noon etc.) Daylight savings begins on the first Sunday of October (clocks are turned forward one hour) and ends on the last Sunday in March (clocks are turned back one hour). During this period, the time zone is often called Australian Eastern Summer Time (AEST). If you are using the above chart in the months of October through March, add one hour to the Tasmanian time listed. Remember to account for daylight savings where you are too. If your browser supports Java applets, you will see a real-time clock showing the current time in Tasmania below.

59. Measuring Time
time from geography World. Local times Around the World, Make Your Own Star Clock,Making a Horizontal Sundial, Making a Sun Clock, time Zone Converter, World
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Measuring Time
Links include both ancient and modern methods of measuring time.
Ancient Egypt Water Clocks . A brief history of the ancient Egyptian waterclock. Astrolabe . Article describes the history and use of the Astrolabe. See 126 exquisite color photos of Astrolabes from European museums. The Astrolabe: An Instrument with a Past and a Future . The astrolabe is a very ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the sun and stars in the sky. Includes history, typical uses, and collections of Astrolabes. A Brief History of Clocks: From Thales to Ptolemy . Includes illustrations of clocks where available. Good diagram of a simple Water Clock . Information geared to more advanced students. The Calendar of Ancient Rome . Learn how the ancient Romans measured time with sundials, waterclocks and sand glasses. Calendars through the Ages : Calendars from the Sky. Topics covered: Our 7-day week (origin and meaning of names of days of the week), Our year, Calendars (Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, Mayan, etc.) plus other unusual and interesting subjects relating to time and calendars. Calendopaedia - THE Encyclopaedia of Calendars . Contents: Comparison of Calendars, Astronomical Calendar, Julian Calendar, Gregorian Calendar, Other Calendars, About Time, and Links to Other Sites. Includes a Complete Index of the Site.

60. Daylight Saving Time: A Look Back At "Springing Forward"
Jennifer Vernon for National Geographic News Updated April 2, 2004. Most localeswill continue to observe standard time within their particular time zones.
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Daylight Saving Time: A Look Back at "Springing Forward" Jennifer Vernon
for National Geographic News
Updated April 2, 2004 Most people living in United States will set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, which marks the official start of nearly seven months of daylight saving time. So how do some folks get away with sticking to their clocks? Contrary to popular belief, no federal rule mandates that states or territories make the switch. Read the full A craftsman restores the clock face of Big Ben in London, England. The United Kingdom will mark the start of daylight saving time on Sunday at 1 a.m., one hour earlier than most states and territories of the United States. More News Kids News The Environment Travel National Geographic Channel Special Series Emerging Explorers TravelWatch National Geographic Out There Oceans ... Pulse of the Planet Federal law simply stipulates that areas that do observe daylight saving time, or DST, begin the period at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April. The rule requires that the period end at the same time on the last Sunday in October.

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