Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation

Class G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class G.

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.)