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