A
Central Asia
B
Middle East
C
South-East Asia
D
Central Africa
Correct answer: (b) Middle East
Explanation
- A
Central Asia
(a) Central Asia. Golan is not in the Kazakh–Uzbek–Afghan belt. Wrong region.
- B
Middle East
(b) Middle East. The Golan Heights lie on the Syria–Israel frontier and recur in West Asian conflict news. That is the official key.
- C
South-East Asia
(c) South-East Asia. ASEAN geography, not the Levant. Not the key.
- D
Central Africa
(d) Central Africa. Unrelated to the Golan plateau. Not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b) Middle East. Golan Heights is a strategic plateau between Syria and Israel. It is not Central Asian, South-East Asian or Central African. Only the Middle East matches the news context.
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