The portion of the economy concerned with direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface, generally through agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry, belongs to which sector?

• A. Secondary Sector
• B. Primary Sector
• C. Tertiary Sector
• D. Quaternary Sector

Answer: (B)

Directly obtaining raw materials from the land or sea is what drives the primary part of the economy. Activities like farming, mining, fishing, and forestry involve harvesting or extracting natural resources from nature before any processing. That focus on raw material extraction distinguishes it from other parts of the economy. The secondary part transforms those resources into goods through manufacturing, the tertiary part provides services, and the quaternary part covers knowledge-based activities. So, because the listed activities involve extracting resources from Earth, they belong to the primary sector.