UMary Allen
I-Amazon ingumfula omkhulu kakhulu ogeleza unqamule iNingizimu Melika cishe usuka entshonalanga uye empumalanga. Ithola amanzi emifuleni eminingi emincane. Ikakhulukazi zidabuka ezintabeni zase-Andes.
Endleleni yayo, i-Amazon ikhula kakhulu. Amanzi amaningi ageleza e-Amazon kunakunoma yimuphi omunye umfula emhlabeni, okungukuthi ngokuphindwe izikhathi ezingu-70 kunaseRhine. Ichweba lapho amanzi omfula egelezela khona olwandle liseBrazil.
Indawo yase-Amazon kanye nemingenela yayo ibizwa ngokuthi “i-Amazon Basin”. Kuyisicaba. Isimo sezulu sakhona siyashisa. Iningi lamahlathi emvula aseNingizimu Melika atholakala e-Amazon Basin
Bambalwa abantu abahlala ekujuleni kwehlathi lemvula. Ihlathi seliminyene kangangokuthi sekufanele uligawule kuqala ukuze kutshalwe ukudla. Lapho abaseYurophu befuna ukumisa amakoloni, kwakunzima kakhulu kubo endaweni yase-Amazon. Kwakukhona amahemuhemu mayelana nedolobha legolide, i-"El Dorado" ejulile ehlathini, abantu abaningi baseYurophu abaye balifuna ize.
IManaus iyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke e-Amazon. Esikhathini esedlule, kwakwaziwa kakhulu ngoba irabha yayivunwa eduze: ubisi lwenjoloba luphuma ezihlahleni zenjoloba lapho zisikwa. Le nqwaba enamathelayo isetshenziselwa ukwenza irabha, ikakhulukazi amathayi emoto. Kodwa irabha nayo iyadingeka kumabhuzu enjoloba, amajazi emvula, ushingamu wokuhlafuna nezinye izinto eziningi.
Ingabe imvelo endaweni yase-Amazon isengozini?
Abantu baya ngokuya begawula amahlathi. Bagawula izihlahla ezindaweni ezinkulu ukuze badayise izinkuni eziyigugu. Bafuna nokuzuza umhlaba. Batshala kuwo amafutha esundu noma ubhontshisi wesoya. Iningi lazo zombili zithengiswa e-USA naseYurophu. Izilwane eziningi zilahlekelwa indawo yazo yokuhlala ngenxa yalokho.
Enye inkinga ngabamba igolide. Udinga i-mercury. Lena insimbi esindayo enobuthi ehlala emhlabathini nasemanzini. Ngakho-ke izinhlanzi eziningi eziyivelakancane zisengozini yokushabalala, kuhlanganise nezinhlobo ezingavamile zamahlengethwa kanye nesilwane esikhethekile.