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100

Identify the title for the elected head of state in a presidential system

President
100

This term describes a line that separates two political or geographical areas.

A political border

100

This term describes a disagreement between countries that leads to physical war.

Conflict

100

This system features a single ruler with absolute power, often inherited.

Monarchy

100

This country suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following recent conflict with Israel.

Iran

200

What is the name of a leader that is the head of a democratic government in a parliamentary system and is often chosen by the majority party.

Prime Minister

200

This type of boundary is drawn based on physical features like rivers or mountains.

Natural Boundary

200

This region has long been disputed between India and Pakistan.

Kashmir

200

In this system, citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

Democracy
200

In 2022, this nation became the first in history to voluntarily withdraw from the European Union after a successful referendum in 2016.

The United Kingdom

300

This international organisation includes leaders from 193 member states and promotes global cooperation.

The United Nations

300

Why is the Korean Peninsula an important political border?

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separates North Korea and South Korea, running across this peninsula.

300

This term refers to a war fought within a country between opposing groups.

Civil War

300

This system is ruled by a small group of elites, often based on wealth or military power.

Oligarchy

300

This international agreement, signed in 2021 by over 190 countries, aimed to tackle climate change by limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Paris Agreement

400

Which countries leader has one of the highest approval ratings globally in 2025.

Indian leader Narendra Modi

400

The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran from this neighboring country, which is an important global shipping lane for oil.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

400

This ongoing conflict, often described as a civil war, began in 2011 between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and various rebel groups in this country.

War in Syria

400

This system abolishes private property and aims for classless society, often led by a single party.

Communism 
400

This military alliance, founded in 1949, includes countries from North America and Europe and is primarily focused on collective defense. They recently met for a summit 

NATO

500

This revolutionary leader led the Cuban Revolution and served as the President of Cuba from 1976 to 2008.

Fidel Castro

500

What is the Radcliffe Line?

This line, established in 1947, divided British India into two independent countries: India and Pakistan.

500

This conflict, beginning in 2003, saw the U.S. invade this Middle Eastern country under the justification that it possessed weapons of mass destruction.

War in Iraq

500

This system is governed by religious leaders and laws based on sacred texts.

Theocracy

500

What is the Warsaw Pact?

This political and military alliance, founded in 1955, included the Soviet Union and seven of its satellite states in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It was a counterbalance to NATO.