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UNIT 9 – Period 56 Read Teacher. VothiThuThuy School year: 2009 - 2010 Pacific Rim = Ring of Fire area of the world where earthquakes often occur Kobe earthquake - 1995 • A lot of people were killed. • 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. • abrupt (a) : sudden • 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.