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Why does a large portion of the Mexican population live in the Central Mexican Plateau?

It serves as the nation's industrial center.


It has rich soil and a mild climate for farming.


Its proximity to the US border facilitates trade.


It has a lower cost of living than the tropical coast.

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Its rich soil and mild climate for farming.

The highland plateau has temperate weather, fertile valleys and reliable water—conditions that supported agriculture, early settlements and later urban growth, so a large share of Mexico’s population settled there.