Question

sequencing information
one reading skill is the ability to sequence information, or to logically place items or events in the order in which they occur.
sequence the events below to show the order in which they occurred. write \1\ on the line in front of the first step, \2\ on the line in front of the second step, and so on.

1. the adoption of policies to encourage soil conservation
2. the creation of the environmental protection agency
3. widespread public complaint about pollution
4. widespread crop disasters in the united states
5. the enforcement of the clean air act and the clean water act

Explanation:

Typically, widespread crop disasters would first draw attention. Then public complaints about pollution may follow. After that, government - level actions like the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, enforcement of environmental acts, and adoption of soil - conservation policies would occur in sequence.

Answer:

1. widespread crop disasters in the United States - 1
2. widespread public complaint about pollution - 2
3. the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency - 3
4. the enforcement of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act - 4
5. the adoption of policies to encourage soil conservation - 5