Orodha ya Umiliki wa Mashua iliyowekwa na Serikali
Huenda umesikia hadithi ya Loch Ness Monster huko Scotland. Naam, ikiwa umewahi kutembelea au kwenda Arizona utasikia kitu kama fantastic-kwamba Arizona ina boti zaidi kwa kila mtu kuliko hali yoyote ya Amerika.
Kutoka kwa data inapatikana, hii inaonekana kuwa moja kubwa, iliyokauka hadithi, kama vile baadhi ya maziwa Arizona wakati wa siku kali.
Ikiwa unatazama data ya sensa ya Marekani ya Marekani kuhusu umiliki wa mashua na takwimu za usajili zilizokusanywa kutoka kwa Walinzi wa Pwani ya Marekani, inarudi "Nchi ya Maziwa 10,000," Minnesota, kwa kweli ina mabwawa mengi.
Mwaka wa 2010 kulikuwa na watu milioni 309 nchini Marekani Kulikuwa na karibu na milioni 12.5 ya vyombo vya maji ya burudani katika mwaka huo, na maana kwamba asilimia 4 ya idadi ya watu huwa na maji ya burudani ya aina fulani. Hakuna njia ambayo Arizona huwa karibu na orodha ya juu ya orodha ya maji, maji kwa kila mtu, au kipimo kingine chochote kinachohusiana na boti.
| Hali | Kiwango cha Vipanda | Vipuri (2010) | 2010 Idadi ya watu | Per capita% | Kiwango cha Per Capita |
| Minnesota | 2 | 813976 | 5,304,000 | 15.3% | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 615335 | 5,687,000 | 10.8% | 2 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 435491 | 4,625,000 | 9.4% | 3 |
| Maine | 31 | 111873 | 1,328,000 | 8.4% | 4 |
| North Dakota | 42 | 56128 | 673,000 | 8.3% | 5 |
| Michigan | 3 | 812066 | 9,884,000 | 8.2% | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 33 | 94773 | 1,316,000 | 7.2% | 7 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 205925 | 2,916,000 | 7.1% | 8 |
| Delaware | 40 | 62983 | 898,000 | 7.0% | 9 |
| South Dakota | 41 | 56624 | 814,000 | 7.0% | 10 |
| Alaska | 45 | 48891 | 710,000 | 6.9% | 11 |
| Iowa | 21 | 209660 | 3,046,000 | 6.9% | 12 |
| Louisiana | 14 | 302141 | 4,533,000 | 6.7% | 13 |
| Alabama | 17 | 271377 | 4,780,000 | 5.7% | 14 |
| Idaho | 36 | 87662 | 1,568,000 | 5.6% | 15 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 209457 | 3,751,000 | 5.6% | 16 |
| Montana | 44 | 52105 | 989,000 | 5.3% | 17 |
| Mississippi | 28 | 156216 | 2,967,000 | 5.3% | 18 |
| Wyoming | 49 | 28249 | 564,000 | 5.0% | 19 |
| Missouri | 15 | 297194 | 5,989,000 | 5.0% | 20 |
| Florida | 1 | 914535 | 18,801,000 | 4.9% | 21 |
| Vermont | 48 | 30315 | 626,000 | 4.8% | 22 |
| Oregon | 25 | 177634 | 3,831,000 | 4.6% | 23 |
| Nebraska | 37 | 83832 | 1,826,000 | 4.6% | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 46 | 45930 | 1,053,000 | 4.4% | 25 |
| Indiana | 16 | 281908 | 6,484,000 | 4.3% | 26 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 400846 | 9,535,000 | 4.2% | 27 |
| Tennessee | 18 | 266185 | 6,346,000 | 4.2% | 28 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 175863 | 4,339,000 | 4.1% | 29 |
| Ohio | 9 | 430710 | 11,537,000 | 3.7% | 30 |
| Georgia | 13 | 353950 | 9,688,000 | 3.7% | 31 |
| Washington | 20 | 237921 | 6,725,000 | 3.5% | 32 |
| West Virginia | 39 | 64510 | 1,853,000 | 3.5% | 33 |
| Maryland | 24 | 193259 | 5,774,000 | 3.3% | 34 |
| Kansas | 35 | 89315 | 2,853,000 | 3.1% | 35 |
| Virginia | 19 | 245940 | 8,001,000 | 3.1% | 36 |
| Connecticut | 32 | 108078 | 3,574,000 | 3.0% | 37 |
| Illinois | 11 | 370522 | 12,831,000 | 2.9% | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 365872 | 12,702,000 | 2.9% | 39 |
| Utah | 38 | 70321 | 2,764,000 | 2.5% | 40 |
| New York | 7 | 475689 | 19,378,000 | 2.5% | 41 |
| Texas | 6 | 596830 | 25,146,000 | 2.4% | 42 |
| California | 4 | 810008 | 37,254,000 | 2.2% | 43 |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 141959 | 6,548,000 | 2.2% | 44 |
| Arizona | 30 | 135326 | 6,392,000 | 2.1% | 45 |
| Nevada | 43 | 53464 | 2,701,000 | 2.0% | 46 |
| New Jersey | 27 | 169750 | 8,792,000 | 1.9% | 47 |
| Colorado | 34 | 91424 | 5,029,000 | 1.8% | 48 |
| New Mexico | 47 | 37340 | 2,059,000 | 1.8% | 49 |
| Hawaii | 50 | 14835 | 1,360,000 | 1.1% | 50 |
Uchezaji huu ulianzaje?
Inawezekanaje Arizona, hali ya ardhi, ina boti zaidi kwa kila mtu kuliko "Nchi za Maziwa Mkubwa" ya Michigan au Florida, hali yenye maili zaidi ya 1,300 ya pwani?
Nyuma mwaka 2006, ikiwa unatafuta "boti nyingi kwa kila mkoa kuliko hali nyingine yoyote," utaweza kupata vyanzo vinne kwenye mtandao unaoendeleza uongo huu.
Wale walikuwa: Encyclopedia Britannica, Chama cha Biashara cha Arizona, Mesa Community College na AZCentral.com, toleo la mtandaoni la Arizona Jamhuri, Arizona inayoongoza gazeti. Tangu wakati huo, vyanzo hivi vimeondoa madai ya makosa.
Siku hizi, ni kampuni za realtor zinazoendeleza hadithi. Ikiwa hadithi husaidia kuuza nyumba au mali ya ziwa, historia itaendelea kuishi.
Rivers na Maziwa ya Arizona
Arizona haina maziwa mengi, karibu 200, na wengi ni manmade. Na, kwa sababu ya hali ya hewa kavu ya Arizona, maziwa mengi ni maziwa ya kati na hayana maji katika mwaka mzima. Ya jumla ya eneo la Arizona, asilimia 0.32 ina maji, ambayo hufanya Arizona hali na asilimia ya pili ya chini ya maji baada ya New Mexico. Mto Colorado, pamoja na mpaka wa Arizona na California na Nevada, ni pale ambapo Arizona hupata asilimia 40 ya maji yake.
Nani Anaendelea Orodha ya Boti?
Walinzi wa Pwani la Marekani wanaendelea kufuatilia usajili wa mashua kwa kila hali. Boti, au chombo, hufafanuliwa kama "uendeshaji wa maji au nyingine yoyote ya bandia iliyotumiwa, au inayoweza kutumika, kama njia ya usafiri juu ya maji." Ufafanuzi huu unajumuisha boti, sailboats, mabano, na kayaks. Zaidi ya hayo, Idara ya Arizona na Idara ya Samaki ya serikali, ambayo ina ushahidi usio na ushahidi juu ya umiliki wa mashua duniani, inakataa kuwa uvumi ni kweli.
Je, uvumi huo umewahi kuwa kweli?
Neno kwa kila mtu lina maana kwa kila mtu (au kwa kweli, kwa kila kichwa). Hiyo ina maana kwamba kwa msingi wa asilimia, Arizona itahitaji kuwa na asilimia kubwa zaidi ya usajili wa mashua kulingana na ukubwa wa idadi ya watu. Kwa mfano, mwaka wa 2004, Arizona iliweka nafasi ya 30 katikati ya mataifa kwa kuzingatia idadi ya boti zilizosajiliwa nchini, kwa US Guard Guard. Kama asilimia ya wakazi wake, ilipata nafasi ya 43 kati ya 50, na asilimia 2.56 tu ya idadi ya watu wanaoendesha boti.
Hali | Kiwango | Boti (2004) | Watu wa 2004 | Boti kwa 100,000 | % | Kiwango cha Per Capita |
| Minnesota | 4 | 853448 | 5,100,958 | 16731 | 16.73% | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 605467 | 5,509,026 | 10990 | 10.99% | 2 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 397458 | 4,198,068 | 9468 | 9.47% | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 | 944800 | 10,112,620 | 9343 | 9.34% | 4 |
| North Dakota | 42 | 52961 | 634,366 | 8349 | 8.35% | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 101626 | 1,299,500 | 7820 | 7.82% | 6 |
| Iowa | 20 | 228140 | 2,954,451 | 7722 | 7.72% | 7 |
| Alaska | 45 | 49225 | 655,435 | 7510 | 7.51% | 8 |
| Arkansas | 26 | 205745 | 2,752,629 | 7474 | 7.47% | 9 |
| Mississippi | 23 | 209216 | 2,902,966 | 7207 | 7.21% | 10 |
| Maine | 35 | 94582 | 1,317,253 | 7180 | 7.18% | 11 |
| Louisiana | 15 | 309950 | 4,515,770 | 6864 | 6.86% | 12 |
| South Dakota | 44 | 51604 | 770,883 | 6694 | 6.69% | 13 |
| Montana | 40 | 59271 | 926,865 | 6395 | 6.39% | 14 |
| Delaware | 43 | 51797 | 830,364 | 6238 | 6.24% | 15 |
| Idaho | 36 | 83639 | 1,393,262 | 6003 | 6.00% | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 206049 | 3,523,553 | 5848 | 5.85% | 17 |
| Alabama | 17 | 264006 | 4,530,182 | 5828 | 5.83% | 18 |
| Missouri | 13 | 326210 | 5,754,618 | 5669 | 5.67% | 19 |
| Florida | 1 | 946072 | 17,397,161 | 5438 | 5.44% | 20 |
| Oregon | 27 | 190119 | 3,594,586 | 5289 | 5.29% | 21 |
| Vermont | 48 | 32498 | 621,394 | 5230 | 5.23% | 22 |
| Wyoming | 49 | 25897 | 506,529 | 5113 | 5.11% | 23 |
| Nebraska | 37 | 77636 | 1,747,214 | 4443 | 4.44% | 24 |
| Tennessee | 18 | 261465 | 5,900,962 | 4431 | 4.43% | 25 |
| Washington | 16 | 266056 | 6,203,788 | 4289 | 4.29% | 26 |
| Kentucky | 28 | 174463 | 4,145,922 | 4208 | 4.21% | 27 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 356946 | 8,541,221 | 4179 | 4.18% | 28 |
| Rhode Island | 46 | 43671 | 1,080,632 | 4041 | 4.04% | 29 |
| Maryland | 24 | 206681 | 5,58,058 | 3719 | 3.72% | 30 |
| Georgia | 14 | 322252 | 8,829,383 | 3650 | 3.65% | 31 |
| Ohio | 8 | 414938 | 11,459,011 | 3621 | 3.62% | 32 |
| Kansas | 33 | 98512 | 2,735,502 | 3601 | 3.60% | 33 |
| West Virginia | 39 | 63504 | 1,815,354 | 3498 | 3.50% | 34 |
| Indiana | 21 | 213309 | 6,237,569 | 3420 | 3.42% | 35 |
| Virginia | 19 | 242642 | 7,459,827 | 3253 | 3.25% | 36 |
| Connecticut | 31 | 111992 | 3,503,604 | 3196 | 3.20% | 37 |
| Utah | 38 | 74293 | 2,389,039 | 3110 | 3.11% | 38 |
| Illinois | 10 | 393856 | 12,713,634 | 3098 | 3.10% | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 354079 | 12,406,292 | 2854 | 2.85% | 40 |
| Texas | 5 | 616779 | 22,490,022 | 2742 | 2.74% | 41 |
| New York | 7 | 519066 | 19,227,088 | 2700 | 2.70% | 42 |
| Arizona | 30 | 147294 | 5,743,834 | 2564 | 2.56% | 43 |
| California | 3 | 894884 | 35,893,799 | 2493 | 2.49% | 44 |
| Nevada | 41 | 57612 | 2,334,771 | 2468 | 2.47% | 45 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 209678 | 8,698,879 | 2410 | 2.41% | 46 |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 150683 | 6,416,505 | 2348 | 2.35% | 47 |
| Colorado | 34 | 98079 | 4,601,403 | 2132 | 2.13% | 48 |
| New Mexico | 47 | 38439 | 1,903,289 | 2020 | 2.02% | 49 |
| Hawaii | 50 | 13205 | 1,262,840 | 1046 | 1.05% | 50 |