MCQ Collection
Geography MCQs
Practice Geography questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. Floodplains form through repeated deposition and channel migration
Explanation:
Rivers deposit sediment during floods and shift channels, building broad alluvial plains.
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Correct Answer: A. Many earthquakes and volcanoes cluster near plate boundaries
Explanation:
Plate interactions concentrate crustal deformation, seismicity and volcanism.
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Correct Answer: C. Urbanisation changes land use, labour markets, infrastructure demand and migration patterns
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Urban growth reshapes economic activity, settlement and public-service requirements.
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Correct Answer: A. Longer life expectancy and lower fertility can increase the share of older people
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Ageing commonly results from demographic transition and affects health, pensions and labour supply.
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Correct Answer: C. Urbanisation is an increase in the share of people living in urban areas
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Urbanisation concerns the urban share and settlement pattern.
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Correct Answer: B. Closely spaced contour lines indicate a steep slope
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Contour spacing represents slope steepness.
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Correct Answer: C. Japan’s location near converging tectonic plates contributes to earthquakes and volcanism
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Plate interactions make Japan tectonically active.
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Correct Answer: D. Japan’s location near converging tectonic plates contributes to earthquakes and volcanism
Explanation:
Plate interactions make Japan tectonically active.
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Correct Answer: A. Urbanisation is an increase in the share of people living in urban areas
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Urbanisation concerns the urban share and settlement pattern.
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Correct Answer: C. Warm ocean currents can moderate temperatures of adjacent coasts
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Ocean currents redistribute heat.
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Correct Answer: C. Intensive farming uses relatively high inputs per unit land area
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Intensity refers to inputs relative to area.
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Correct Answer: C. Seasonal reversal of winds is a defining feature of a monsoon system
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Monsoons involve seasonal wind reversal and strongly influence rainfall.