No tsunami warning system was in place. Due to the relative poverty of the region, there was no good way to warn the citizens. So C
<span>The correct answer is plate tectonics. The outermost shell of Earth, called the lithosphere, is partitioned into different tectonic plates (7 or 8 major ones). When a plate breaks along what are called faults, there is a release of energy, which causes seismic waves (the ground shaking). This shaking then causes several plates to rub against each other, and when they break, the earthquake results.</span>
Factors of Production and Competition (honorable mentions are Accumulation of Capital and Private Property)