Question

Identify the missing step in the secret subscribing how farming and Central America in the Caribbean can have a negative impact on the ocean A factories that make pesticides dump their waste products into the ocean polluting it B rain washes pesticides off crops and into rivers which eventually flow into the ocean C most farms are located along the coast where flooding can wash pesticides into the ocean D earthquakes in mudslides push crops into rivers where the pesticides Wash away and reach the ocean

Answer 1

The missing step in the sequence you've provided, which connects farming in Central America and the Caribbean to negative impacts on the ocean through pesticide pollution, would likely be **A**.

The sequence seems to build upon the idea that farming practices contribute to ocean pollution through the use of pesticides. Here's how it would look:

1. **A**: Factories that make pesticides dump their waste products into the ocean, polluting it.
2. **B**: Rain washes pesticides off crops and into rivers, which eventually flow into the ocean.
3. **C**: Most farms are located along the coast where flooding can wash pesticides into the ocean.
4. **D**: Earthquakes in mudslides push crops into rivers where the pesticides wash away and reach the ocean.

In this context, **A** acts as the initial cause of pesticide pollution that can then lead to runoff from the farms and other related processes described in steps **B**, **C**, and **D** which further connect farming practices to ocean pollution.