Why is the gulf coast important to mexico's economy?
it is a center for industry.
it is the heart of the nation.
many crops are grown here.
petroleum is found here.

Correct answer choice is:Petroleum is found here.Explanation:

The Gulf's vastness and heterogeneity usually disguise the structural relationships between the living and the non-living functioning of the environmental system. The Gulf of Mexico: Has improved shape the natural legacy, culture, and prosperity of the five Gulf of the Mexico States and the country.

The extensive floating oil rig is the Perdido oil rig run by Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 200 miles south of Galveston, Texas. The Perdido fold region is one of the greater findings of crude oil and natural gas and the area occupies below approximately 8,000 feet (2450m) of the seaside.

Mantle convection is the process that drives plate tectonics. the theory of plate tectonics states that the crust is divided into plates that float on the semi molten mantle below. the circular motion of the magma as it slowly rises and falls or move though convection cells drags the plates along causing them to move. the heat source in the lamp would represent the earth's core. the core is the source of energy that drives convection in the mantle. the lava represents molten magma under the earth's surface. if the lava lamp had floating pieces they would move as the circular motion of the lava in the lamp as it rises and falls would move them along the surface. these floating pieces would represent pieces of the earth's crust.