Consider the following countries : I. United Kingdom II. Denmark III. New Zealand IV. Australia V. Brazil How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?

Explains that the International Date Line curves through Pacific island groups and that 'some of the regions along the dateline keep Asiatic, or New Zealand standard time, others follow the American date and time.'

A student could examine which Pacific islands/territories use New Zealand standard time and their longitudes on a world map to see whether they create multiple NZ-related time zones.

States explicitly that some places keep New Zealand standard time while others nearby follow American time, showing time-zone choice can vary across nearby islands.

Use a map to locate islands/territories associated with New Zealand and check whether differing time‑zone choices across those locations imply multiple NZ time zones.

Notes governments may change standard time for administrative reasons, especially when separated by large water bodies (examples of adjustments across territories).

Consider whether New Zealand’s government or associated territories might adopt different standard times for distant islands, then verify by checking which territories exist and their local times.

Gives a pattern: large countries or wide east–west spread commonly have multiple time zones (examples: Canada, USA, Russia).

Apply the rule: if New Zealand or its territories span enough longitude, they could plausibly have multiple time zones — so check NZ’s territorial spread on a map to judge plausibility.

Explains that time zone boundaries are adjusted to respect countries and borders rather than strict meridians.

A student could map New Zealand’s political territories and consider whether border-based adjustments (rather than pure longitude) produce additional time zones linked to New Zealand.

Gives the general rule that countries with a large east–west (longitudinal) extent adopt multiple time zones and cites examples (Russia, Canada, USA).

A student can compare Australia's east–west span on a world map to those example countries to judge whether Australia would need multiple time zones.

Explains that governments may adjust standard time for administrative reasons and that standard time is tied to central meridians of a country's territory.

A student could look at Australia's political/administrative divisions and longitude range to see if different central meridians might be used, implying multiple zones.

Notes that time zone boundaries follow international and internal borders and are shown on world maps as non‑straight lines.

By checking a world map showing time zones, a student can count how many distinct time offsets cover Australia's territory (mainland plus islands).

Gives concrete examples of countries with multiple zones (Canada and USA) and illustrates that travellers adjust watches many times across long east–west distances.

A student can use the example scale (how many zones for similarly wide countries) and compare Australia's width to infer whether Australia might exceed four zones.

Reiterates that very large countries (Russia, Canada, USA) have multiple zones and quantifies adjustments when crossing them.

A student could use Australia's relative size and island distribution against these examples to estimate if it would plausibly have more than four time zones.