 Unit 1: Louisiana's Physical and Cultural Geography Activity 1 Telling Time (GLE: 1)
CC: Provide students with a map of the world that possesses major longitudinal lines and outlines of the continents. Have students label the major continents (review). Students should correctly label the prime meridian and international dateline as well as offer a brief description of which continents these lines intersect (note Greenwich, and its significance). Several examples of standard time zones (perimeters of longitude) with a given time should be noted in the continental United States (e.g., Eastern time at 7:00 PM, Central time at 6:00 PM, Mountain time at 5:00 PM, and Pacific time at 4:00 p.m.).
Have the students place selected cities (e.g., New Orleans, LA; San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Denver, CO; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Bombay, India; Tokyo, Japan, Sidney Australia; Bagdad, Iraq) on the map in their approximate locations.
Teachers should print the world and time zone maps for distribution to the students. Students will then locate the required points on these maps. They may use text books or the websites below for the location of these items.
World Map of Time Zones http://aa.usno.navy.mil/graphics/TimeZoneMap2004.pdf
World Map with degrees http://homepage.smc.edu/morris_pete/images/studyworldmap.jpeg
Web Resources: Log in to World Book Online and search "World Time Zones", select the "Time" article, then at the left select the "Time Zones" subsection. http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home An excellent section on general map information is located by searching "Map" and then selecting the "Map" article.
Log in to United Streaming and locate the video titled: Geography Basics: Globes, Maps, and Graphs http://www.unitedstreaming.com/logins/login_www.cfm?unique=5F3F11E4-BCDE-F2E8-77A3A99280F8EE59 |
