In Syria and Jordan, most of the rainfall is on the West of the two countries, closest to the Mediterranean Sea. (so not in the East)
there is also a considerable amount of rain at the Golan Highlights, which are just West of the Jordan River, so in total the best answer is
d. on the highlands and the Mediterranean coast.
Your ear drum picks it up
Believe Mount Vesuvius is in Italy
Hecateaus geography is different from Homer in the sence that he wrote on the description of the earth.