Period1IntroductionStep1
WarmingupLookatthepictureandanswerthefollowingquestions
Haveyoueverheardofthetsunamiin2004
Whenandwheredidithappen
Whatkindofdamagediditcause
Canyoulistsomeofothernaturaldisasters
Tsunamisarenaturaloccurrences
Canhumanbeingsstopthem
Suggestedanswers:Q1
Attheendof2004,amassiveearthquakesenttsunamismashingintoIndianOceancoastline
Manyheavilypopulatedareasdisastersfromit
SriLanka,Indonesia,Thailand,India,MalaysiaandEastAfricadestroyedbythemonsterwaves,causingmillionsofdeaths
Flood,Fire,drought,landslide,earthquake,tornado,hurricaneandsoon
TsunamisareanaturaloccurrencerelatedtotheprocessesthatshapetheEarth'ssurface—earthquakes,volcanoes,andlandslides
TheseprocessesaredrivenbytheheatescapingfromtheEarthandgravity,andpeoplecannotcon