The main reason for the low shipping value of the Amazon River is that the Amazon River basin is sparsely populated and has no industrial layout. The Amazon River is located in the northern part of Brazil. The area north of the Amazon Plain is a sparsely populated area in Brazil. This area is mainly inhabited by a variety of indigenous peoples of Brazil, and is dominated by tropical planting. There is no large-scale industrial distribution, and the shipping value cannot be developed.

Because the area flowing through the original tropical rainforest has a small population and an underdeveloped economy, the shipping value of the Amazon River is low.

The Amazon River basin has a humid and hot climate, jungle barriers, and a sparse population; late development, backward economic development, and small shipping volume. Located in the world's largest tropical rainforest, the forest is dense, the forest is dark and humid, sparsely populated, difficult to pass, and not suitable for human habitation, so the shipping value is low.

River characteristics

1. Large flow (located near the equator, controlled by the equatorial low pressure belt, and very rich precipitation).

2. Small water level changes, no obvious flood season (tropical rainforest climate, abundant precipitation throughout the year).

3. Wide basin area (located in the Amazon Plain).

4. Low sand content in the river (widespread tropical rainforest, good vegetation coverage).

5. Rich hydropower resources (the river flows through mountainous and plain areas, with a large drop, plus a large amount of water).

6. No freezing period, no ice flood phenomenon (located in the tropics, the river does not freeze).

The Amazon River is the river with the largest runoff in the world and also the river with relatively stable net flow. Therefore, it can be said that most sections of the Amazon River are wide and the navigability of most main stream sections and tributaries is beyond doubt. The reason why the shipping value is not high should be economic. The areas where the Amazon River flows are mostly tropical rainforest climate zones, which are humid and hot and not conducive to human survival. In addition, South America was developed relatively late, and there are few people living on both sides of the main and tributary rivers. The population is sparse and the economy is extremely underdeveloped, so the navigability of the river has been abandoned.

It is mainly due to the underdeveloped economy of the Amazon and the region.