Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam

College
2014-15 Geography Portfolio

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Name: Cheung Kwan Lok Stanley

Class: 2B (4)

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Chapter 1.2

Cover
Content
Introduction
Tsunami
Formation
History
Impact of
Tsunami
Conclusion
Introspection
Links
End

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Chapter 1.3
Chapter 1.4
Chapter 1.5
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Chapter 1.1 Introduction

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves generated by sudden
displacements in the sea floor, landslides, or volcanic
activity. In the deep ocean, the tsunami wave may only be
a few inches high. The tsunami wave may come gently
ashore or may increase in height to become a fast moving
wall of turbulent water several meters high.

In this portfolio, I will talking about how tsunami form,

history, impact of tsunami.

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Chapter 1.2 Tsunami Formation

Tsunamis arise from the sudden displacement of gigantic
water masses due to earthquakes on the sea bed, volcanic
eruption above and under water, landslides or meteorite
impacts.
Here are some images that can explain how tsunami form.

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Chapter 1.2 Tsunami Formation

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Chapter 1.3 History

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.

2004: Indian Ocean

2006: South of Java Island
2006: Kuril Islands
2007: Solomon Islands
2007: British Columbia
2009: Samoa
2010: Chile
2010: Sumatra
2011: New Zealand
2011: Pacific coast of Japan
2013 Solomon Islands earthquake

(Start to count at 2000)

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Chapter 1.4 Impact of tsunami

Lots of trees
lost
natural

Tsunami

economics

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Lots of
animals will
die
Some
buildings
will broke
No
electricity
supply

Chapter 1.5 Conclusion

In this portfolio, we can know four points about tsunami:
I.
II.
III.
IV.

What is tsunami
How does tsunami form
What impacts does tsunami brings
History of tsunami

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Introspection
When our geography teacher Miss Yan (Mr Yan ^o^) told
us to do this homework, I think it is a difficult homework to
do it. When I do it today, I dont need to take time for whole
day to finish this homework! And it is quite easy to do.
Also, when I am doing this homework, I can learn a lot of
things about tsunami on the Internet, thats good for
me!!!!!

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Links
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_tsunamis
http://www.tsunami-alarm-system.com/en/phenomenontsunami/phenomenon-tsunami-formation.html

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