It is noon in Addis Ababa at 39°E. What is the time in Dar es Salaam on the same longitude?
A12:00 am
B12:00 pm
C6:00 pm
D11:00 am
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 12:00 pm
1. Local time is determined by longitude, since the Earth turns through 15° of longitude every hour.
2. Places sharing the same meridian therefore share the same local time.
3. Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam both lie on 39°E.
4. So when it is noon in one, it is noon in the other.
5. A time difference would require a difference in longitude, and here there is none.
_Source: NECTA CSEE 2023 Geography 013, Question 1: Multiple Choice Questions, item (vii)_
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