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

Last updated July 07, 2025

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

↑ "Library of Congress Classification Outline: CLASS G - GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION" (PDF). Library of Congress. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
↑ "Library of Congress Classification Full Text: Class G - Geography. Anthropology. Recreation" (PDF). Library of Congress. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.