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There are 24 time zones. The Earth is 360 degrees around the circumference. So, for every 15 degrees of longitude there is one time zone.
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Do lines of longitude have anything to do with time?
yes it does hve something to do with time
Which Time Zone includes 2200W longitude?
There is no such longitude. The maximum degrees for lines of longitude is 180 east and west only.
Do the time zones always follow the lines of longitude?
yes
Why most time zones follow the prime meridian not the lines of longitude?
The prime meridian is a line of longitude
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
Are latitude lines used to determine time zones?
It's the lines of longitude which are used to define time zones, not lattitude.
What time is it at the north pole?
As all the lines of longitude meet there, it is impossible to calculate time there.
Where does a line of longitude pass through to establish time?
All lines of longitude are measured from the Prime, or Greenwich, meridian.
What is a different word for longitude lines?
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
What is characterized as vertical imaginary lines on the Earth's surface?
Lines of longitude, or meridians.
Why are the lines of longitude not parallel?
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
These are vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian?
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
