Some interesting facts we learnt are:
-A catchment is an area of land that catches precipitation before it runs off into a water system.
-The catchment area is 125, 000 square km
-Tributaries are water systems that contribute water to the Swan River
Some vocabulary we discussed was:
-metropolitan
-commercial
-industrial
-recreation
-agriculture
-flora and fauna
-industrial
Here are some websites we looked at:
http://www2.sese.uwa.edu.au/swan4kids/adcatchment.html
http://www.sca.nsw.gov.au/the-catchments/what-is-a-catchment
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Perth.htm
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