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