Demonstrative geometry around the world and its significance.

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This is not exactly a mathematical question.

I am from Pakistan; and over here students are taught a subject 'demonstrative geometry' (as a part of mathematics) from secondary level education. Basically, we are given a theorem to prove and we have to make a diagram corresponding to it, and then prove it in two columns.

Firstly, I want to know if this is taught all over the world and if it is the same as Euclidean geometry?

Secondly, I never understood the importance of it. We never use any algebra; I do not understand if it can be used to solve practical problems. Is not then Cartesian geometry better?

Here, is en example:

Sample theorem