Matching Pairs Latin America Colonization Online version Vocabulary that is important for the colonization of Latin American. by Scott Pearson 1 Conquest 2 Colonization 3 Renewable Resource 4 Columbian Exchange 5 Deforestation 6 Modification 7 Cultural Diffusion 8 Latin America 9 Non-Renewable Resource 10 Panama Canal 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. To make minor or partial changes to something. The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Refers to a natural resource that can be replenished naturally. 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. Control of a place or people by use of military force. Refers to countries in the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese or French languages are widely spoken.