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History 490: Environmental History

Multidisciplinary resources available to students studying Environmental History

Useful Subject Headings for Environmental Topics

  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects
  • Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- United States
  • Climatic changes -- United States
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Conservation of natural resources--United States.
  • Ecology
  • Environmental degradation
  • Environmental policy.
  • Environmental protection
  • Human ecology
  • Human ecology -- United States -- History
  • Industrialization.
  • Landscape changes.
  • Landscape changes--United States--History.
  • Natural resources--Management.
  • Natural resources--United States--Management.
  • Nature -- Effect of human beings on
  • Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- United States -- History
  • Pollution -- United States
  • United States -- Environmental conditions

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Reference Books

Useful Subject Headings for Environmental topics in Latin America

The Library of Congress uses a controlled vocabulary (a unique sequence of words) to organize information in libraries.  So if you are trying to find books in our library catalog, you can use some of these terms to help you find books on that particular topic.

Agriculture

  • Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Latin America.
  • Agriculture -- Latin America -- History.
  • Chocolate -- Latin America -- History.
  • Land reform -- Latin America.
  • Land reform -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
  • Land tenure -- Latin America.
  • Land tenure -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
  • Latin America -- Rural conditions.
  • Peasants -- Latin America.
  • Sustainable agriculture -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.

Economics

  • Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
  • Latin America -- Economic conditions.
  • Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
  • Latin America -- Economic policy.
  • Latin America -- Foreign economic relations.

Environmental History

  • Human ecology -- History -- Latin America.
  • Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Latin America -- History.
  • Forest management -- Latin America -- History.
  • Environmental degradation -- Latin America -- History.
  • Latin America -- Environmental conditions -- History.
  • Rain forest conservation -- Latin America.
  • Rain forest ecology -- Latin America -- History.
  • Deforestation -- Control -- Latin America.
  • Forest ecology -- Latin America.
  • Sustainable forestry -- Latin America.
  • Habitat conservation -- Latin America.

Minerals

  • Gold mines and mining -- Latin America -- History.
  • Mines and mineral resources -- Latin America -- History.
  • Silver mines and mining -- Latin America -- History.

Natural Disasters

  • Earthquakes -- Latin America.
  • Natural disasters -- Latin America.
  • Natural disasters -- Latin America -- History.

Politics

  • Latin America -- Politics and government.

Social Conditions

  • Latin America -- Social conditions.
  • Poverty -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century.
  • Social classes -- Latin America -- History.

Useful Call Numbers for Latin American Studies

Latin American History

F1201-3799

Latin America. Spanish America

 

 

F1201-1392

Mexico

 

 

F1218.5-1221

Antiquities. Indians

 

 

F1401-1419

Latin America (General)

 

 

F1421-1440

Central America

 

 

F1435-1435.3

Mayas

 

 

F1441-1457

Belize

 

 

F1461-1477

Guatemala

 

 

F1481-1497

Salvador (El Salvador)

 

 

F1501-1517

Honduras

 

 

F1521-1537

Nicaragua

 

 

F1541-1557

Costa Rica

 

 

F1561-1577

Panama

 

 

F1569.C2

Canal Zone. Panama Canal

 

 

F1601-1629

West Indies

 

 

F1630-1640

Bermudas

 

 

F1650-1660

Bahamas

 

 

F1741-1991

Greater Antilles

 

 

F1751-1854.9

Cuba

 

 

F1788-1788.22

Communist regime

 

F1861-1896

Jamaica

 

 

F1900-1941

Haiti (Island). Hispaniola

 

 

F1912-1930

Haiti (Republic)

 

F1931-1941

Dominican Republic

 

F1951-1983

Puerto Rico

 

 

F1991

Navassa

 

 

F2001-2151

Lesser Antilles

 

 

Groups of islands, by geographical distribution

 

 

F2006

Leeward islands

 

F2011

Windward Islands

 

F2016

Islands along Venezuela coast

 

F2033-2129

Individual islands

 

 

Groups of islands, by political allegiance

 

 

F2131-2133

British West Indies

 

F2136

Virgin Islands of the United States

 

F2141

Netherlands West Indies. Dutch West Indies

 

F2151

French West Indies

 

F2155-2191

Caribbean area. Caribbean Sea

 

 

F2201-3799

South America

 

 

F2201-2239

General

 

 

F2251-2299

Colombia

 

 

F2301-2349

Venezuela

 

 

F2351

Guiana

 

 

F2361-2391

Guyana. British Guiana

 

 

F2401-2431

Surinam

 

 

F2441-2471

French Guiana

 

 

F2501-2659

Brazil

 

 

F2661-2699

Paraguay

 

 

F2701-2799

Uruguay

 

 

F2801-3021

Argentina

 

 

F3031-3031.5

Falkland Islands

 

 

Human Ecology & Anthropogeography

GF1-900 Human ecology. Anthropogeography

GF51 Environmental influences on humans

GF75 Human influences on the environment

GF101-127 Settlements

GF125 Cities. Urban geography

GF127 Rural settlements. Rural geography

GF500-900 By region or country