Matching Pairs Latin America Colonization Online version Vocabulary that is important for the colonization of Latin American. by Scott Pearson 1 Columbian Exchange 2 Renewable Resource 3 Conquest 4 Non-Renewable Resource 5 Cultural Diffusion 6 Modification 7 Colonization 8 Deforestation 9 Latin America 10 Panama Canal Refers to countries in the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese or French languages are widely spoken. To make minor or partial changes to something. Clearing forests to use the area for other purposes. A man-made waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Refers to a natural resource that cannot be remade or replenished. The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. An interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between Western and Eastern hemispheres following the voyages of Columbus. Control of a place or people by use of military force. The process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another. Refers to a natural resource that can be replenished naturally.