Is USA appropiating of the Amazon Forest?

Question

I recently saw an article that talks about David Norman's book "Introduction to Geogaphy" and it's unbelievable. This textbook says awful things!! It says that a suppose foundation named FINRAF is taking the Amazon as a United States property, which is so wrong. Also it missrespect badly Latin American countries, talking about Bolivia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, Brasil, French Guyana, Colombia and Peru as the poorest and most miserable countries in the world. It also says that they are primitive and unknown and I can continue and continue writing about terrble facts in this schoolar book. Im so mad at this!!! Is all of this true??

Answer 1

The "U.S. Takeover of the Amazon Forest" Myth

http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jul/07-397081.html

Here is the opening of the above site:

" Forged textbook page helps to spread false story

Since 2000, a forgery has circulated falsely claiming that the United States and the United Nations have assumed control of the Amazon rainforest in order to safeguard its treasures for all mankind.

The forgery, pictured below, purports to be page 76 of a U.S. sixth grade textbook titled An Introduction to Geography by David Norman. ..."

Answer 2

Remember that the article is based on the textbook, and the writer may have his own agenda and misstate the truth. I remember that there was a foundation that was trying to obtain land to remain as the rain forest and escape the large-scale cut, burn and farm operations, but it was on the "up and up", and doesn't involve surrender of soverignity in the land. As for the "missrespect" side of your statement, many areas in the Amazon basis are inhabited by natives that have little if no contact with civilization. Affluence seems to go with civilization, and these natives have a very low "standard of living". Unless the statements (or the article's interpretation of them) are deliberately false, you really can't argue that there is "missrespect"; remember the old saying
"if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck -- IT'S A DUCK".

Next time, make sure you know what you are mad about before you decide to get mad.

Answer 3

that is extremely not a defense force question. in certainty, that is extremely not a real question in any respect, yet extra an expression of stupidity. Questioner, I see you being raped by way of some great mammal out below that triple cover rain wooded area long in the previous ANY American defense force tension could even think of of invading Brazil, that is a sovereign democracy and an allied united states of america. the only concern worse than "Vietnam and Iraq mutually" would be you attempting to stay in the jungle, caught in the two grinding poverty or perpetual contest with nature - and that's barely for you, because you would be actually on my own. the stable concern is, once you're getting your butt reamed by way of something great and furry with sharp claws in the midst of the evening, none human beings in the civilized worldwide will pay attention you scream. that's a stable concern you care approximately us that lots. Bon voyage. have relaxing.

Answer 4

Many countries that are rich in natural resources (timber is one of the many examples), but poor and lacking the equipment or the money to invest in equipment allow foreign countries to set up shop in their country. The outsiders invest the money and machinery and the country recieves payment for the resources, sometimes local workers are hired also.

But there is no getting around the fact that it's still a foreign owned company and they are out to make a profit, you can't get around it being slightly exploitative..but if you have little money and lots of natural resources it is a way to bring in money. So are the companies helping the countries or exploiting them? It depends on your point of view.

Occasionally when things get out of hand resources are nationalized..or brought under the control of the government to prevent exploitation, but that really upsets outsiders that have invested large amounts of money in equipment and possibly have not made back their investment yet. This happened between the US/Mexico many years ago and caused lots of conflict!

Answer 5

N O, This IS NOT TRUE and the story is a Urban Tale or Myth!!!!!