Class G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation is a classification used by the
Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class G.
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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
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
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
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
1-350.......
Environmental Sciences
- 70-90......Environmental Education
- 170-190....Environmental Policy
- 195-199....
Environmentalism. Green Movement
- 300-350....Environmental Management
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
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
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
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
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.)
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