Question

average rainfall (yearly) underground water sources
turkey
iran
iraq
saudi
arabia
egypt
turkey
iraq
iran
saudi
arabia
egypt
major city
abundant rainfall
underground water sources
and land
use the maps above to complete the text below.
the biggest cities in the middle east are located far from freshwater sources.
however, the source of freshwater differs by country. some countries, such as
turkey, get more of their freshwater from underground sources. in contrast, some
countries, such as saudi arabia, get more of their freshwater from underground
water sources.

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the maps:

For the first blank (Turkey's freshwater source):

From the "Average rainfall (yearly)" map, Turkey has abundant rainfall (green area). So Turkey gets more freshwater from rainfall (or "abundant rainfall").

For the second blank (Saudi Arabia's freshwater source):

From the "Underground water sources" map, Saudi Arabia has little green (rainfall) but the "Underground water sources" map shows some regions, but Saudi Arabia is mostly arid. Wait, the text says "In contrast" to Turkey (rainfall). From the maps, Saudi Arabia has less rainfall (brown in rainfall map) and the underground water map: Saudi Arabia is mostly brown, but Iraq is green. Wait, the original text has a mistake, but based on maps: Turkey has abundant rainfall (so first blank: rainfall), Saudi Arabia (brown in rainfall, little underground? No, the "Underground water sources" map: Iraq is green, Saudi is brown. Wait, maybe the text meant: Turkey gets from rainfall (abundant rainfall), Saudi Arabia (since it’s arid, but the underground map: maybe the text had a typo, but from the maps, Turkey’s rainfall is abundant (green), so first blank: "rainfall" (or "abundant rainfall"), and Saudi Arabia (since it’s arid, maybe "underground" is wrong, but the text says "In contrast"—Turkey (rainfall) vs Saudi (underground? No, Saudi’s underground map is brown. Wait, maybe the correct blanks:

1. Turkey: rainfall (from "Average rainfall" map, green = abundant rainfall).
2. Saudi Arabia: Wait, Saudi Arabia is brown in both? No, the "Underground water sources" map: Iraq is green, Saudi is brown. Maybe the text intended: Turkey (rainfall), Saudi Arabia (underground? No, maybe the text has errors, but based on the maps, the first blank (Turkey) should be "rainfall" (or "abundant rainfall"), and the second blank (Saudi Arabia) – but Saudi’s underground map is brown, so maybe the text meant Iraq? But the question is to complete the text.

Assuming the text’s intended logic:

• Turkey: gets from rainfall (abundant rainfall, per "Average rainfall" map).
• Saudi Arabia: (since it’s arid, but the text says "underground" – maybe the map’s underground sources: Saudi has little, but the text might have a mistake. But following the maps, the first blank is "rainfall" (or "abundant rainfall"), second blank: maybe "underground" (but Saudi’s underground map is brown, so maybe the text is incorrect, but we follow the maps.

Final Answers (filling the blanks):

1. (Turkey’s source): \(\boldsymbol{\text{rainfall}}\) (or "abundant rainfall")
2. (Saudi Arabia’s source): Wait, the text says "In contrast" to Turkey (rainfall), so if Turkey is rainfall, Saudi should be underground? But Saudi’s underground map is brown. Maybe the text had a typo, but based on the maps, the first blank is "rainfall", second blank: "underground" (even if the map shows Saudi with little underground, maybe the text intended that).

If we strictly follow the maps:

• First blank (Turkey): rainfall (abundant rainfall, per the green area in "Average rainfall" map).
• Second blank (Saudi Arabia): The "Underground water sources" map shows Saudi Arabia as brown (little underground), but the text says "underground" – maybe the text is simplified. So the blanks are:

1. \(\boldsymbol{\text{rainfall}}\) (or "abundant rainfall")
2. \(\boldsymbol{\text{underground}}\) (even if the map is inconsistent, following the text’s "In contrast" logic: Turkey (rainfall) vs Saudi (underground)).

(Note: There may be a discrepancy between the maps and the text’s wording, but this is the best interpretation from the given maps.)