# 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.)