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