MCQ Collection
Geography MCQs
Practice Geography questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: A. An organism that makes its own food
Explanation:
Plants and algae use photosynthesis to produce organic matter.
They form the energy base of most food webs.
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Correct Answer: B. Number of live births per thousand people per year
Explanation:
Crude birth rate standardizes births relative to total population.
It is usually expressed per 1,000 people annually.
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Correct Answer: B. When the Sun and Moon are at right angles relative to Earth
Explanation:
Solar and lunar tidal forces partly oppose each other.
The difference between high and low tide becomes smaller.
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Correct Answer: B. A depositional landform at a river mouth
Explanation:
A river loses energy as it enters standing water and deposits sediment.
Distributaries commonly spread across the delta.
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Correct Answer: B. An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients
Explanation:
Fungi and many bacteria decompose organic remains.
They return nutrients to soil and water.
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Correct Answer: C. Number of deaths per thousand people per year
Explanation:
Crude death rate measures annual deaths relative to total population.
It is expressed per 1,000 people.
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Correct Answer: C. Continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and flow
Explanation:
Water circulates among oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things.
Solar energy and gravity drive the cycle.
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Correct Answer: C. A tidal river mouth where fresh and salt water mix
Explanation:
Estuaries are partly enclosed coastal waters connected to the sea.
They often support productive ecosystems and ports.
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Correct Answer: C. Removal of topsoil by water, wind, or other agents
Explanation:
Erosion strips away nutrient-rich surface soil.
Vegetation loss and poor land use can accelerate it.
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Correct Answer: D. Birth rate minus death rate
Explanation:
Natural increase excludes migration.
It shows population change caused by births and deaths.
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Correct Answer: D. Change of liquid water into water vapor
Explanation:
Evaporation occurs when water molecules gain enough energy to escape.
It is a major transfer from surface water to the atmosphere.
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Correct Answer: D. A large mass of ice moving slowly under its own weight
Explanation:
Glaciers form from accumulated and compacted snow.
Gravity causes the ice to flow slowly.
