Question

Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. Based on the two excerpts, most economic activities in Nicaragua and Honduras would be categorized as — primary and tertiary primary and tertiary, primary and secondary primary and secondary, tertiary and quaternary tertiary and quaternary, secondary and tertiary secondary and tertiary,

Answer 1

Primary and Secondary

Step-by-step explanation:

The main economic sectors of these two countries can be classified as primary and tertiary. The primary sectors includes agriculture, mining, oil, natural gas, and lumber. The secondary sectors includes manufacturing activities.

In Nicaragua, the primary sector is represented by agricultural exports and the secondary sector is represented by textiles exports.

In Honduras, the primary sector is represented by bananas and coffee, and the secondary sector is represented by automobile wire and apparel.