MCQ Collection
Geography MCQs
Practice Geography questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. Terracing
Explanation:
Terraces slow runoff and reduce slope length.
They help retain soil and water on hillsides.
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Correct Answer: A. Average number of years a newborn is expected to live
Explanation:
Life expectancy summarizes mortality conditions at current rates.
It is widely used as a development indicator.
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Correct Answer: A. Change of water vapor into liquid droplets
Explanation:
Cooling water vapor forms tiny droplets.
Condensation creates clouds, fog, and dew.
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Correct Answer: A. Rock debris deposited by a glacier
Explanation:
Glaciers carry and deposit unsorted rock material.
These deposits form ridges or blankets called moraines.
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Correct Answer: A. Plowing across a slope along lines of equal elevation
Explanation:
Contour furrows slow water moving downslope.
This reduces runoff and soil loss.
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Correct Answer: B. Deaths of infants under one year per thousand live births
Explanation:
Infant mortality reflects health care, nutrition, sanitation, and living conditions.
It is measured per 1,000 live births.
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Correct Answer: B. Movement of water from the surface into the soil
Explanation:
Infiltration replenishes soil moisture and groundwater.
Its rate depends on soil, vegetation, slope, and rainfall intensity.
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Correct Answer: B. A large ecological region defined by climate and characteristic vegetation
Explanation:
Biomes cover broad areas with similar climate, plants, and animals.
Examples include deserts, tundra, and tropical rainforests.
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Correct Answer: B. Degradation of dryland into less productive, desert-like conditions
Explanation:
Overgrazing, deforestation, poor farming, and climate stress can degrade drylands.
Productivity and vegetation decline.
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Correct Answer: C. Average number of children a woman is expected to have
Explanation:
Total fertility rate summarizes age-specific birth patterns.
It is not simply the crude birth rate.
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Correct Answer: C. Water stored beneath Earth's surface in soil and rock
Explanation:
Groundwater fills pores and fractures below the surface.
It can supply wells, springs, and streams.
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Correct Answer: C. Desert
Explanation:
Deserts receive little precipitation and have widely spaced plants.
Organisms are adapted to water scarcity.
