The countries of northern South America are lands of varied geography. Think about the North American continent. It is also a land of geographical contrasts. In what ways are both regions rich in natural resources, environmentally protected areas, and ancient civilizations?

Both countries has different natural resources.

Explanation:

North American is rich in natural resources such as coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, natural gas, petroleum, mercury, nickel, potash, and silver whereas South American is rich in tin, lead and zinc deposits. Some deposits of oil and natural gas are also present in south American countries. Norte Chico civilization is an ancient civilization that is present in south America with addition to Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Huastec, Purepecha, Toltec, and Mexica/Aztecs civilizations were located in both north and south American regions.