Standard time zones
A) are 15° wide because Earth rotates that distance in one hour.
B) have yet to be generally established.
C) are spaced at 5° intervals of longitude in North America.
D) are arbitrarily set based on international political boundaries.
E) are only used in the developed countries.
A
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