Matching Pairs Latin American Colonization 2Online version Vocabulary for the Colonization of Latin America by Scott Pearson 1 Isthmus 2 Amazon River Basin 3 Urban 4 Hernan Cortes 5 Economically Developed 6 Rural 7 Tourism 8 Andes Mountains 9 Simon Bolivar Traveling for pleasure to places of interest. Usually associated with vacations. A very large mountain range on the western coast of South America. It stretches for 4,300 miles. Cities with large populations. Areas where the Amazon River drains into. Takes up about 35% of the South American continent. A Spanish conquistador who was best known for conquering the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. Areas outside of cities where people live. Usually considered the countryside. Was a main character in the fight for South America to get its independence from Spain. Known as “El Libertador” or “The liberator”. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. An economy which does not need support from other countries.
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