Academic Roots and Vocabulary

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What is the meaning of 'photograph'?

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An image captured through light and a camera.

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What is the meaning of the root 'Graph'?

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Write/Draw.

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What is the meaning of 'geology'?

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A science that explores the history of earth, its formation, especially as recorded in rocks.

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What is the meaning of the root 'form/morph'?

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To shape.

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What is the meaning of 'biography'?

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A text about a person's life.

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What does the prefix 'geo-' mean?

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Related to the earth.

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What is the meaning of 'autobiography'?

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A text about a person's life written by that person.

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What does the root 'meter' mean?

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To measure.

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What is the meaning of 'demography'?

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The statistical study of populations.

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What does the root 'bio-' mean?

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Life.