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.

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.