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From the IGCSE syllabus:
Describe the conditions required for the development of
coral reefs.
Describe
•  fringing and barrier reefs
• atolls
Describe the location of coral reefs, and the necessary conditions for their development:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125204/about/coraldist.swf
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/where.htm
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/coral/habdiscr.html
http://www.starfish.ch/reef/reef.html
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/crform.htm
Understand and make brief notes on how coral reefs operate as an ecosystem:

Make notes on the different types of reef [...]

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The IGCSE Syllabus requires us to understand this:
Describe and explain the landforms associated with these processes. You should study the following coastal landforms:
□ coastal sand dunes
The action of wind in shaping coastal sand dunes should also be understood.

Here are four good websites to help you achieve this [...]

How are people using the rainforests?
You need to choose one of these groups who are using the Amazon rainforest in some way:
a) Amazon indians (e.g. Kayapo Indians)
b) Miners of Iron Ore (e.g. at the Carajas Iron Ore Mine)
c) New Settlers (also known as colonists or colinistas tehse are farmers who were given land by the [...]

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The Cambridge IGCSE syllabus requires us to have a good understanding of the following:
define total and average cost, fixed and variable cost and perform simple calculations;
analyse particular situations to show changes in total and average cost as output changes;
define total and average revenue and perform simple calculations;
describe [...]