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The farming industry in the US midwest, because the crops grow better in the daylight.
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What is railroad time?
Standard Time Zones created by the railroad industry in the 1880's rather than solar time.
What industry divided the US into four time zones without consent of the federal government?
The railroads
What invention prompted the necessity for time zones?
Railroads, but notably the corruption within the transportation industry.
Why was the use of standardized time and time zones introduced and who did it benefit?
It benefited railroad companies and train travelers.
What industry helped bring about standardized times zones?
The railway industry in Britain brought about the standardization of time from local mean time to Greenwich Mean Time. Afterward, the United States adopted standard time into law in 1918.
Why were time zones established and how. Many were there?
The system of worldwide time zones was first proposed In 1878 by the Canadian Sir Sanford Fleming. It was made for the convenience of trade & commerce, especially for the railway industry. There are 24 times zones which was based on the number of hours it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
How many time zones from England to Texas?
Texas has 2 Time Zones: Mountain Time Texas: Daylight Saving Time: This time is 6 time zones to England Standard Time: This time is 7 time zones to England Central Time Texas: Daylight Saving Time: 5 Time Zones Standard Time: 6 Time Zones
In order to make their schedules more standard what did the railroads do?
Divided the United States into time zones
How do you build industry in SimCity 4?
You zone idustrial zones and then put roads around them and connect them to your residential zones.
How many zones were in Germany?
If you mean time zones. There is one. Russia has 7 time zones.
Is time zones longitude or latitude?
Time Zones are..............................Longitude
How do you find out how many time zones there is?
there are 24 time zones
