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Wikipedia's main navigation subsystems (overviews, 

outlines, lists, portals, glossaries, categories,
and indices) are each divided into the following subject classifications:

 Reference works – compendiums of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a


book for ease of reference. That is, the information is intended to be quickly found when
needed.
 Culture – encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well
as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities and habits of the individuals
in these groups.
 Geography – field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and
phenomena of the Earth and planets.
 Health – state of physical, mental and social well-being.
 History – the past as it is described in written documents, and the study thereof.
 Human activities – the various activities done by people. For instance, it includes leisure,
entertainment, industry, recreation, war, and exercise.
 Mathematics – the study of topics such as quantity (numbers), structure, space, and
change. It evolved through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, from counting,
calculation, measurement, and the systematic study of the shapes and motions of
physical objects.
 Natural science – branch of science concerned with the description, prediction, and
understanding of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and
experimentation.
 People – plurality of persons considered as a whole, as is the case with an ethnic group
or nation.
 Philosophy – study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge,
values, reason, mind, and language.
 Religions – social-cultural systems of designated behaviors and practices, morals,
worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates
humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.
 Society – group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social
group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same
political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by
patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive
culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum/total of such
relationships among its constituent of members.
 Technology – the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the
production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific
investigation.

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