Write a verb from the box in each gap in the past simple.you will use some verbs more than once​

1. Great Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch.
2.  Australia is the flattest of the continents.
3. The Supreme Court represents a judicial branch of power.
4. The USA is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. 
5. We are going on holiday to the Canary Islands. 
6. Wales is a highland country.
7. The Urals extend from the Arctic Ocean to the steppes.
8. The Caucasus stretches from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea.
9.  President is elected directly by people. 
10. Wellington is a capital of New Zealand.
11. The British Isles are situated to the west of the coast of Europe.
12.  Great Britain is separated from the continent by the Atlantic Ocean.
13. Queen Elizabeth II is monarch of the UK.
14. London stands on the shore of the North Sea.
15. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes in North America.
16.  Loch Ness is a lake in Scotland.
17. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from  France to the USA.
18. Have you ever visited the Louver in Paris?
19. The Great Pyramid is one of the Seven Wonders of the world.
20. The largest museums of Moscow are the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery.

Firstly, it is a war. Due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons on the Earth, which are able to destroy a life on the planet, the problem of war and peace has become global.
Secondly, it is the global warming as well as the environmental pollution. Every day the climate of the planet is changing more and more, reserves of fresh water are depleted, the environment is being polluted. All this is the result of human's activities, and if we continue to do this, the death of humanity within a few generations is inevitable.
Poverty, famine and homelessness are the causes of death for many years. To date, the number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition has reached 1 billion people. It creates a serious threat to the international security.
The last thing I would like to say is about endangered species of animals and plants. Their habitats are being destroyed. This is due to global warming, logging, fire, mining. To sum up, it is necessary to make conclusions about the global problems of extinction of organisms.