Mecca was an important city for arabs on the arabian peninsula before islam because it was

a major port city
the capital of arabia
a pilgrimage site
a university town

Mecca was an important city for the Arabs, on the Arabian Peninsula, before Islam because it was a major port city. The  correct answer is A. 

Texas’ gulf coastal plains are the western extension of the coastal plain extending from the atlantic ocean to beyond the rio grande. its characteristic rolling to hilly surface covered with a heavy growth of pine and hardwoods extends into east texas. in the increasingly arid west, however, its forests become secondary in nature, consisting largely of post oaks and, farther west, prairies and brushlands.