Class G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class G. ^{[1] [2]}

G - Geography (General); Atlases; Maps

1-922.................... Geography (General)

65-69................... Geographers

70-70.6................. Philosophy. Relation to other topics. Methodology

80-99................... History of geography

100.5-108.5............. Toponymy (Including gazetteers, geographic names and terms)

140.....................Great cities of the world

141..................... Historical geography

142.....................Aerial geography

149-180.................Travel. Voyages and travels (General)

154.9-155.8............Travel and state. Tourism

200-336.................History of discoveries, explorations, and travel

369-503.................Special voyages and travels

521-539.................Adventures, shipwrecks, buried treasure, etc.

540-550.................Seafaring life, ocean travel, etc.

575-890................. Arctic and Antarctic regions

905-910................. Tropics (General)

912-922................. Northern and Southern Hemispheres

1000-3122................ Atlases

1000-1000.5.............Atlases of the moon, planets, etc.

1001-1046...............World atlases. Atlases of the Earth

1050-1052...............Northern and Southern Hemispheres

1053....................Tropics. Torrid Zone

1054-1055............... Polar regions. Frigid Zone

1059-1061...............Maritime atlases (General)

1100-3102...............By region or country

1100-1779.............. Americas. Western Hemisphere

1105-1692............. North America

1110-1114............ Greenland

1115-(1193).......... Canada

1200-1534.24......... United States

1535-1537............ Caribbean area

1540-1542............ Latin America (General)

1545-1549............ Mexico

1550-(1594).......... Central America

1600-1692............ West Indies

1700-1779............ South America

1780-2799............. Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia, Africa, etc.

1791-2196............. Europe

2110-2196............ Former Soviet Republics. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). Russia (Empire)

2200-2444.84.......... Asia

2445-2739............. Africa

2740-2799............. Australasia

2800-3064............. Oceans (General)

3100-3102............. Antarctica

3122....................Atlases of imaginary, literary, and mythological regions, etc., A-Z

3160-3171................Globes

3180-9980................Maps

3180-3182...............Universe. Solar system

3190-3191...............Celestial maps

3195-3197...............Moon

3200-3202...............World. Earth

3210-3221...............Northern and Southern Hemispheres

3240-3241...............Tropics. Torrid Zone

3250-3251...............Temperate Zone

3260-3272...............Polar regions. Frigid Zone

3290-9880...............By region or country

3290-5667..............Americas. Western Hemisphere

3300-5184.............North America

3380-3384............Greenland

3400-(3612)..........Canada

3700-4384............United States

4390-4392............Caribbean area

4410-4763............Mexico

4800-4874............Central America

4900-5184............West Indies

5200-5667.............South America

5670-8904..............Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia, Africa, etc.

5700-7342.............Europe

7000-7342............Former Soviet Republics. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). Russia (Empire)

7400-8198.54..........Asia

8200-8904.............Africa

8950-9084..............Australasia

9095-9794..............Oceans (General)

9800-9804..............Antarctica

9900-9980..............Unlocalized maps

GA - Mathematical geography; Cartography

1-1776.......... Mathematical geography. Cartography

51-87.......... Surveys (General)

101-1776.......Cartography

109...........Aerial cartography

109.5......... Cadastral mapping

109.8.........Statistical mapping

110-115....... Projection

125-155.......Map drawing, modeling, printing, reading, etc.

192-197.3.....Collections of maps, globes, etc. Map libraries

197.5-198..... Cartographers

260-288.......Globe making. Globes

300-325.......World maps, general atlases, etc.

341-1776......Maps. By region or country

GB - Physical geography

3-5030................ Physical geography

400-649.............. Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain

447.................Climatic geomorphology

448.................Slopes

450-460.............Coasts

461-468.995.........Reefs

471-478.995.........Islands

500-555.............Mountains. Orography

561-649.............Other natural landforms: Floodplains, caves, deserts, dunes, etc.

651-2998............. Hydrology. Water

980-2998............Ground and surface waters

980-992............ Watersheds. Runoff. Drainage

1001-1199.8........ Groundwater. Hydrogeology

1201-1598..........Rivers. Stream measurements

1601-2398..........Lakes. Limnology. Ponds. Lagoons

2401-2598..........Ice. Glaciers. Ice sheets. Sea ice

2601-2798..........Snow. Snow surveys

2801-2998.......... Hydrometeorology

5000-5030............Natural disasters

GC - Oceanography

1-1581............ Oceanography

63...............Oceanographic expeditions

65-78............ Underwater exploration

83-87.6.......... Submarine topography

96-97.8.......... Estuarine oceanography

100-103.......... Seawater

103-149.......... Chemical oceanography

150-182.......... Physical oceanography

151-255.........Density

160-177......... Temperature

177.6-182.......Optical oceanography

190-190.5........Ocean-atmosphere interaction

200-376.......... Dynamics of the ocean

205-227......... Waves

218.5-228.6..... Ocean circulation

229-296.8....... Currents

297-299.........Water masses and oceanic mixing

300-376......... Tides

377-399.......... Marine sediments

401-881..........Oceanography. By region

1000-1023........Marine resources. Applied oceanography

1080-1581........ Marine pollution. Sea water pollution

GE - Environmental Sciences

1-350....... Environmental Sciences

70-90......Environmental Education

170-190....Environmental Policy

195-199.... Environmentalism. Green Movement

300-350....Environmental Management

GF - Human ecology; Anthropogeography

1-900....... Human ecology. Anthropogeography

51.........Environmental influences on humans

75.........Human influences on the environment

101-127....Settlements

125.......Cities. Urban geography

127.......Rural settlements. Rural geography

500-900....By region or country

GN - Anthropology

1-890............. Anthropology

49-298........... Physical anthropology. Somatology

51-59........... Anthropometry

62.8-265........ Human variation (Including growth, physical form, skeleton, nervous system, skin, etc.)

269-279......... Race (General)

280.7...........Man as an animal. Simian traits versus human traits

281-289......... Human evolution

282-286.7.......Fossil man. Human paleontology

296-296.5....... Medical anthropology

301-674.......... Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology

357-367......... Culture and cultural processes (Including social change, structuralism, diffusion, etc.)

378-396.........Collected ethnographies

397-397.7....... Applied anthropology

406-517.........Cultural traits, customs, and institutions

406-442........Technology. Material culture (Including food, shelter, fire, tools, etc.)

448-450.8......Economic organization. Economic anthropology

451-477.7......Intellectual life (Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc.)

478-491.7......Social organization

492-495.2......Political organization. Political anthropology

495.4-498......Societal groups, ethnocentrism, diplomacy, warfare, etc.

502-517........ Psychological anthropology

537-674.........Ethnic groups and races

550-674.........By region or country

700-890.......... Prehistoric archaeology

GR - Folklore

1-950.......... Folklore

72-79.........Folk literature (General) Including folktales, legends

81............ Folk beliefs, superstitions, etc. (General)

99.6-390......By region or country

420-950.......By subject

420-426......Costume, jewelry

430-488......Folklore relating to private life (Including dreams, love, children, nursery rhymes, etc.)

500-615...... Supernatural beings, demonology, fairies, ghosts, charms, etc.

620-640...... Cosmic phenomena, weather lore

650-690...... Geographical topics

700-860...... Animals, plants, and minerals

865-874......Transportation, travel, commerce, etc.

880..........Medicine. Folk medicine

890-915...... Occupations

931-935......Signs and symbols

940-941...... Mythical places

GT - Manners and customs (General)

1-7070............ Manners and customs (General)

165-476..........Houses. Dwellings

485.............. Churches and church going

495-499.......... Human body and its parts. Personal beauty

500-2370......... Costume. Dress. Fashion

2400-3390.5......Customs relative to private life (Including children, marriage, eating and drinking, funeral customs, etc.)

3400-5090........Customs relative to public and social life (Including town life, court life, festivals, holidays, ceremonies of royalty, etc.)

5220-5286.......Customs relative to transportation and travel

5320-6737.......Customs relative to special classes

5320-5690......By birth, rank, etc.

5750-6390......By occupation

GV - Recreation; Leisure

1-186................ Recreation. Leisure

181.35-181.6........Recreation leadership. Administration of recreation services

182-182.5........... Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers

191.2-200.66.........Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation

191.68-198.975...... Camping

198.945-198.975.... Farm vacations, dude ranches, etc.

199-199.62.......... Hiking. Pedestrian tours

199.8-200.35........ Mountaineering

200.4-200.56........ Orienteering. Wilderness survival

200.6-200.66........ Caving. Spelunking

201-555.............. Physical education and training

346-351.5........... School and college athletics. Intramural and interscholastic athletics

401-433.............Physical education facilities. Sports facilities (Including gymnasiums, athletic fields, playgrounds, etc.)

435-436.7...........Physical measurements. Physical tests, etc.

450-451.4........... Nudism. Sunbathing

460-555............. Gymnastics. Gymnastic exercises (Including calisthenics, heavy exercises, acrobatics, etc.)

557-1198.995......... Sports

711................. Coaching

712-725.............Athletic contests. Sports events

733-734.5........... Professionalism in sports. Professional sports (General)

735................. Umpires. Sports officiating

743-749............. Athletic and sporting goods, supplies, etc.

750-770.27.......... Air sports: Airplane flying, kiteflying, bungee jumping, etc.

770.3-840........... Water sports: Canoeing, sailing, yachting, scuba diving, etc.

840.7-857........... Winter sports: Ice hockey, skiing, bobsledding, snowmobiling, etc.

861-1017............ Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.

1020-1034........... Automobile travel. Motoring. Automobile racing

1040-1060.4......... Cycling. Bicycling. Motorcycling

1060.5-1098......... Track and field athletics

1100-1150.9......... Fighting sports: Bullfighting, boxing, fencing, etc.

1151-1190........... Shooting. Archery

1195-1198.995....... Wrestling

1199-1570............ Games and amusements

1201.5.............. Hobbies (General)

1203-1220.8......... Children's games and amusements

1218.5-1220.8...... Toys

1221-1469.63........ Indoor games and amusements

1232-1299.......... Card games: Poker, patience, whist, etc.

1301-1311.......... Gambling. Chance and banking games

1312-1469.......... Board games. Move games (Including chess, go, checkers, etc.)

1469.15-1469.62.... Computer games. Video games. Fantasy games

1470-1511.......... Parties. Party games and stunts

1491-1507......... Puzzles

1541-1561............ Parlor magic and tricks

1564-1565............ Darts

1580-1799.4.......... Dancing

1800-1860............ Circuses, spectacles, etc. (Including rodeos, waxworks, amusement parks, etc.)

References

Further reading

• Full schedule of all LCC Classifications
• List of all LCC Classification Outlines Np