UMary Allen
I-steppe iwuhlobo lwe-landscape. Igama livela ku-Russian futhi lisho into efana "nendawo engathuthukisiwe" noma "indawo engenasihlahla". Utshani bumila emathafeni esikhundleni sezihlahla. Amanye amathafa ambozwe ngotshani obude, amanye ambozwe obuphansi. Kodwa kukhona ubulembu, ulele, nezihlahlana eziphansi njenge-heather.
Izihlahla azikhuli emaqeleni ngoba alini ngokwanele. Izihlahla zidinga amanzi amaningi. Uma lina ngaphezu kokujwayelekile, izihlahlana eziningi ziyavela. Kodwa kukhona okuthiwa yi-steppe yehlathi, eneziqhingi "zamahlathi" amancane. Kwesinye isikhathi azikho izihlahla ngoba inhlabathi mubi kakhulu noma izintaba.
Ama-steppes atholakala kakhulu esimweni sezulu esipholile, njengoba sazi eYurophu. Isimo sezulu sibi, ebusika futhi kubanda ebusuku. Amanye amathafa aseduze nezindawo ezishisayo futhi linetha kakhulu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kushisa kakhulu lapho, amanzi amaningi ayahwamuka futhi.
I-steppe enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni iseYurophu nase-Asia. Ibizwa nangokuthi "i-steppe enkulu". Isuka eBurgenland yase-Austrian, igijima iye eRussia ngisho nasenyakatho yeChina. Ithafa eliseNyakatho Melika nalo liyinkangala.
Ayini ama-steppes?
Ama-steppes ayindawo yokuhlala yezilwane eziningi ezahlukene. Kunezinhlobo ze-antelope, pronghorn, nezinhlobo ezikhethekile zama-llamas ezingahlala kuphela emathafeni. Inyathi, okungukuthi inyathi yaseMelika, nayo iyizilwane ezivamile zasemaqeleni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amagundane amaningi ahlukene ahlala ngaphansi komhlaba, njengezinja ze-prairie eNyakatho Melika.
Namuhla, abalimi abaningi bagcina imihlambi emikhulu yezinkomo emathafeni. Lezi zihlanganisa izinyathi, izinkomo, amahhashi, izimvu, izimbuzi namakamela. Ezindaweni eziningi, kunamanzi anele okutshala ummbila noma ukolweni. Ukolweni omningi ovunwa emhlabeni namuhla uvela ezinkangala zaseNyakatho Melika, eYurophu nase-Asia.
Utshani nabo bubaluleke kakhulu. Kakade ngeNkathi Yamatshe, umuntu wayelima okusanhlamvu kwanamuhla kwezinye izinhlobo zazo. Ngakho abantu babehlale bethatha imbewu enkulu kunazo zonke baphinde bayihlwanyele. Ngaphandle kwamathafa, ngabe siphuthelwa ingxenye enkulu yokudla kwethu namuhla.