Question 14
Latitude, Longitude and TimeStandard time zones are created because
- A.of the inconvenience of adjusting watches by travellers
- B.of the peculiar shapes and locations of some countries
- C.of the great east west stretch
- D.all countries on the same meridian agreed to keep the same time
- E.the local time is advanced by one hour
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (of the inconvenience of adjusting watches by travellers)
Explanation
Local time changes with every degree of longitude, so travellers would have to keep resetting their watches; zones that keep one time avoid this.