Greek and Latin Root: GRAPH

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What is the term for mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts?

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Cartography

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What is the term for the writing of one's own name?

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Autograph

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What is the term for a record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound?

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Phonograph

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What is the term for a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth?

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Seismograph

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What is the term for a book written about a person's life?

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Biography

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What does the root 'graph' mean?

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To write or to draw.

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What is an autobiography?

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A book written by a person about their own life.

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What is a bibliography?

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A list of books and articles on a particular subject.

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What is a homograph?

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A word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning.

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What is photography?

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The art or practice of taking and processing photographs.