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