GCE Geography 2025 Objective — Question 28

Question 28 of 50 from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Geography 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Town A is located at longitude 135 degrees E and town B at 120 degrees W. If it is 10:00am in town A, what time is it in town B on the same day?

A. 3:00am
B. 5:00pm (previous day)Correct
C. 5:00am
D. 8:00pm

Explanation

The longitude difference between town A (135E) and town B (120W) totals 255 degrees; using the shorter difference of 105 degrees (360-255) at 15 degrees per hour gives 7 hours, but per the worked answer the total time difference comes to 17 hours, making town B 17 hours behind, i.e. 5:00pm the previous day.

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