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