| Term | Definition |
| atravesar (e-ie) | to cross |
| aumentar | to increase |
| crear | to create |
| cultivar | to grow, cultivate |
| dificultar | to make difficult |
| disminuir | to decrease |
| poblar (o-ue) | to populate, settle |
| subir | to go up; climb |
| el aislamiento | the isolation |
| la barrera | the barrier |
| el camino | the road |
| el / la ciudadano / a | the citizen |
| el control de la natalidad | the birth control |
| la convivencia | living together with others |
| la cordillera | the mountain range |
| la cosecha | the harvest |
| el crecimiento | the growth |
| la escasez | the scarcity |
| la esperanza de la vida | the life expectancy |
| el índice (la tasa) de mortalidad | the death rate |
| el índice (la tasa) de natalidad | the birth rate |
| la periferia | the periphery |
| el / la poblador / a | the settler |
| el regionalismo | the regionalism |
| la selva | the jungle |
| actual | current |
| despoblado / a | uninhabited |
| fértil | fertile |
| lleno / a | full |
| paradójico / a | paradoxical |
| a pesar de | in spite of |