Is the political map a world time zone map?
No, a political map is a map where the intention is to display boundaries of different countries, regions etc. and the important cities within those countries. This is typically done by coloring each (neighboring) country in a different color, in order to distinguish them, as well as by omitting natural features (mountains, deserts etc.). A time zone map shows each time zone individually. For example, on a World Political Map, the US would be shown in one color, while in a time zone map, it would be shown as bands of multiple color (one for eastern time, one for mountain time and so on). Conversely, in a time zone map Germany, Italy and France would be shown in a single color (since they have the same time – CET), whereas on a political map they would be shown in three different colors.
