Identify the missing step in the sequence describing how farming in Central America and the Caribbean can have a negative impact on the ocean.

Question

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Factories that make pesticides dump their waste products into the ocean, polluting it.

Factories that make pesticides dump their waste products into the ocean, polluting it.

Rain washes pesticides off crops and into rivers, which eventually flow into the ocean.

Rain washes pesticides off crops and into rivers, which eventually flow into the ocean.

Earthquakes and mudslides push crops into rivers where the pesticides wash away and reach the ocean.

Earthquakes and mudslides push crops into rivers where the pesticides wash away and reach the ocean.

Most farms are located along the coast, where flooding can wash pesticides into the ocean.

Answer 1

The missing step in the sequence is likely related to the application of pesticides on the crops before the rain washes them away. A possible step could be:

Farmers apply pesticides to crops to protect them from pests and diseases.

This step would logically fit between the first two steps about pollution from factories and the subsequent washing away of pesticides by rain.