1. a) What entities make up the Samoan Islands?
b) what is the population of the Samoan Islands?
c) As of the this article's publication, how many people were killed as a result of the tsunami?
d) What other destruction was caused by the tsunami?

2. a) What is a tsunami?
b) What triggered the tsunami?

3. a) Who is the prime minister of Samoa?
b) Who is the governor of American Samoa?
c) Name the capitals of Samoa and American Samoa.

4. Why were people killed by the tsunami even though the Samoan Islands have a warning system in place?

5. Why do you think it will take days/weeks before the full extent of the damage is known?