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UNIT 9 – Period 56
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Teacher. VothiThuThuy
School year: 2009 - 2010
Pacific Rim = Ring of Fire
area of the world where earthquakes often occur
Kobe earthquake - 1995
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A lot of people were killed.
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Homes, office blocks, and highways
collapsed.
tidal wave (n) = tsunami
Tsunami in South-east Asia – Dec 26, 2004
Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt
shift in the underwater movement of the
earth.
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abrupt (a) : sudden
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shift (n) : movement
an abrupt shift = a sudden movement
Tidal wave in Alaska - 1964
In 1964, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska and
traveled from Alaska to California.
