"Australia is a diverse continent. There are vast areas of desert, pockets of lush rainforest, rugged mountain ranges, spectacular rock formations and countless waterways. Each landscape supports a wide range of plants and animals. Each is used by people in a variety of ways. And each has its own environmental problems. Find out about Australia's waterways - how they were used by people long ago and how important they are today, the environmental problems affecting them and what we can do to protect them." -- Back cover
