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Wikipedia's contents: Overviews

An overview is a survey of what is covered or included in an area. Below is an outline of Wikipedia, divided into 13 sections, each providing an overview of a major subject area, presenting key articles in the respective subject.

Art andThe arts  –Art galleries •Art schools •Museums 

Literature  –Poetry •Fiction (Novel •Short story •Fairy tale)

Performing arts –Comedy (Humour) •Dance •Film •Music •Opera •Theatre •Circus

Visual arts –Animation •Architecture •Comics •Design •Drawing •Painting •Photography •Sculpture •Textile arts •Fashion

Entertainment andRecreation –Cooking •Festivals •Hobbies •Parties 

GamesandToys –Computer and video games •Role-playing games

Board games –Backgammon •Battleship •Chess •Cluedo (Clue) •Draughts (Checkers) •Go •Mastermind •Monopoly •Reversi •Risk •Scrabble •Stratego

Card games –Baccarat •Canasta •Collectible card game •Contract bridge •Crazy Eights •Cribbage •Go Fish •Patience (Solitaire) •Poker •Rummy •Spades •Speed •Spite and Malice •War

Sports –Association football (Soccer)  •American football •Baseball •Basketball •Cricket •Cue sports •Golf •Ice hockey •Olympics •Racing (Cycling,Formula One) •Rugby •Swimming •Tennis •Track and field

Mass media –Internet (Blogosphere,Podcasts, andWebsites) •Newspaper •Publications •Publishing •Radio •Television

See also:places near you

Main articles:Earth,Geography andPlace

Geography –Atlas •City •Climate •Demographics •Earth •Exploration •Geographic information system •History of geography •Map •Park •Place •Population density •Region •Spatial analysis •Subregion •Surveying

Branches of Geography –Physical geography •Human geography •Technical geography

Natural geographical features

Landforms –Badlands •Canyon •Cave •Cliff •Coast •Continent •Coral reef •Crater •Desert •Forest •Geyser •Glacier •Gully •Grassland •Highland •Hill •Island •Mesa •Mountain •Mountain range •Plain •Prairie •Peninsula •Reef •Ridge •Savanna •Shoal •Steppe •Tundra •Valley •Volcano •Wetland

Bodies of water –Bay •Channel •Delta •Estuary •Fjord •Headlands •Lagoon •Lake •Marsh •Ocean •Pond •River •Sea •Sound •Source (river or stream) •Spring (hydrosphere) •Strait •Stream •Swamp •Waterfall

Manmade geographical features –Airport •Artificial dwelling hill •Artificial island •Breakwater •Bridge •Canal •Causeway •Country •Country subdivision •Dam (Levee) •Farm •Harbor •Nation •National park •Nature reserve •Park •Pier •Pipeline •Port •Railway •Ranch •Reservoir •Road (Street) •Settlement (Village,Town,City,Megalopolis) •Train station •Tunnel

TheWorld

Byhemisphere –New World •Old World | Eastern world •Western world | Eastern Hemisphere •Western Hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere •Southern Hemisphere

Bycultural region –English-speaking world •Arab world •Chinese world (Sinosphere) •Indosphere •Sub-Saharan Africa •Europe •Latin America •Oceania

By ordinal classification –First World •Second World •Third World •Fourth World

Byeconomic development –Developed countries •Developing countries •Least Developed Countries

Bycontinent –Africa •Antarctica •Australia •Eurasia (Europe andAsia) •North America •South America

Countries andpolar regions of the world:

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  Countries ofAfrica
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  Countries ofAsia
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  Countries ofEurope
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  Countries ofNorth America
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  Countries ofOceania
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  Countries ofSouth America
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  Antarctic
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  Arctic

General  –Health care •Health care industry •Health disparities •Mental health •Population health •Preventive medicine •Public health •Complementary and alternative medicine

Self-care –Body composition •Life extension •Longevity •Physical fitness

Nutrition –Calorie restriction •Dietary supplements (Amino acids,Minerals,Nootropics,Nutrients,Vitamins) •Diet (nutrition) •Dieting •Healthy eating pyramid

Physical exercise –Stretching •Overtraining •Aerobic exercise •Anaerobic exercise •Sport •Walking

Hygiene –Cleanliness •Oral hygiene •Occupational hygiene

Health science –Dentistry •Occupational therapy •Optometry •Pharmacy •Physiotherapy •Speech-Language Pathology

Medicine –Midwifery •Nursing •Veterinary medicine •Dentistry •Alternative medicine

Human medicine –Anesthesiology •Cardiology •Dermatology •Emergency medicine •Endocrinology andDiabetology •Epidemiology •Geriatrics •Hematology •Internal medicine •Nephrology •Neurology •Oncology •Pathology •Pediatrics •Psychiatry •Rheumatology •Surgery •Urology

Illness  –Aging •Alcoholism •Atrophy •Deficiency disease •Depression •Disease •Disorders (types) •Drug abuse •Eating disorder •Foodborne illness •Malnutrition •Obesity •Smoking

History by region –Ancient Egypt •Ancient Greece •Ancient Rome •History of China •History of the Middle East •History of Mesoamerica •History of India

History by continent –Africa •The Americas •Antarctica •Asia •Australia •Eurasia •Europe •North America •Oceania •South America

List of time periods–Prehistory •Protohistory •Ancient history •Post-classical history •Modern history •Future history

The Ages of history –Stone Age •Copper Age •Bronze Age •Iron Age •Middle Ages •Age of Discovery •Renaissance •Age of Enlightenment •Industrial Age •Space Age •Information Age •Imagination Age

History by subject

Cultural history–Money •Sport

Art (Architecture •Film •Painting) •Dance •Music •Theatre

History of philosophy–Ancient •Medieval •Modern •Contemporary

History of logic

History of science–Theories/Sociology •Historiography •Mathematics •Pseudoscience •Scientific method

History of the natural sciences –Astronomy •Biology •Chemistry •Ecology •Geography •Physics •Geology

History of the social sciences –Anthropology •Economics •Education •Geography •Linguistics •Political science •Psychology •Sociology

History of science by era–In early cultures •In Classical Antiquity •In the Middle Ages •In the Renaissance •Scientific Revolution

History of technology–Agriculture &agricultural science •Biotechnology •Chemical engineering •Communication •Computing (Computer science,Software engineering) •Electrical engineering •Invention •Materials science •Measurement •Medicine •Military technology •Transport

History of war–Wars of Alexander the Great •Punic Wars •Hundred Years War •Thirty Years War •American Revolutionary War •Napoleonic Wars •Crimean War •American Civil War •Franco-Prussian War •Spanish-American War •Mexican Revolution •World War I •Chinese Civil War •World War II •Arab-Israeli conflict •Sino-Indian War •Cold War •Korean War •Vietnam War •Iran-Iraq War •Yugoslav Wars •Gulf War •Iraq War •War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) •Russo-Ukrainian War

Agriculture –Fisheries management •Fishing •Forestry •Gardening •Horticulture •Ranching

Business –Business administration •Finance •Industry •Investing •Manufacturing •Marketing •Trading

Communicating –Conversing •Listening •Reading •Talking •Writing

Telecommunicating –Broadcasting (Radio broadcasting,Television broadcasting) •Email •Web navigation

Science –Applied science •Formal science •Natural science •Physical science •Social science

Impact of human activity –Cars, effects on society •Population growth •Human overpopulation •Overconsumption •War, effects of

Human impact on the environment –Biodiversity loss •Conservation •Defaunation •Deforestation •Desertification •Ecological crises •Environmental degradation •Environmentalism •Forest degradation •Global warming •Habitat destruction •Habitat fragmentation •Holocene extinction event •Land degradation •Ocean acidification •Ozone depletion •Pollution •Resource depletion

Information theory •Logic •Statistics •Theoretical computer science

Mathematics –Algebra •Applied mathematics •Arithmetic •Calculus •Equations •Geometry •Mathematical analysis •Mathematics education •Mathematical practice •Measurement •Numbers •Philosophy of mathematics •Probability •Proofs •Theorems  •Topology •Trigonometry

Main articles:Natural science andNature  See alsoScience,Scientific method,Scientist,Scientific misconduct, andFields of science

Biology–Anatomy (Human anatomy) •Astrobiology •Biochemistry •Bioinformatics •Biological anthropology •Biophysics •Botany •Cell biology •Computational biology •Developmental biology •Ecology •Evolutionary biology •Fertility •Genetics (Molecular genetics,Population genetics) •Genomics •Marine biology •Histology •Human biology •Immunology •Microbiology •Molecular biology •Neuroscience •Origin of life •Paleontology •Parasitology •Pathology •Physiology •Taxonomy •Zoology (Entomology,Ethology)

Physical sciences–Earth science •Systems theory

Astronomy –Optical astronomy •Infrared astronomy •Radio astronomy •High-energy astronomy •Occultation

Astronomical object –Planet •Dwarf planet •Exoplanet •Stars •Solar System •Planetary system •Constellation •Star cluster •Nebulae •Galaxies •Galaxy cluster •Black holes •Neutron stars •Supernovae

Chemistry –Analytical chemistry •Atomic theory •Biochemistry •Chemical bond •Chemical equilibrium •Chemical industry •Chemical laws •Chemical reaction •Chemical formulas •Chemists •Electrochemistry •Energy •History of chemistry •Inorganic compounds •Materials science •Ion •Periodic table •pH •Phase •Polymer chemistry •Redox •Thermochemistry

Matter –Atom •Compound •Molecule •Substance (Acid,Base)

Chemical elements –Actinium •Aluminium •Americium •Antimony •Argon •Arsenic •Astatine •Barium •Berkelium •Beryllium •Bismuth •Bohrium •Boron •Bromine •Cadmium •Caesium •Calcium •Californium •Carbon •Cerium •Chlorine •Chromium •Cobalt •Copernicium •Copper •Curium •Darmstadtium •Dubnium •Dysprosium •Einsteinium •Erbium •Europium •Fermium •Flerovium (Ununquadium) •Fluorine •Francium •Gadolinium •Gallium •Germanium •Gold •Hafnium •Hassium •Helium •Holmium •Hydrogen •Indium •Iodine •Iridium •Iron •Krypton •Lanthanum •Lawrencium •Lead •Lithium •Livermorium (Ununhexium) •Lutetium •Magnesium •Manganese •Meitnerium •Mendelevium •Mercury •Molybdenum •Moscovium (Ununpentium) •Neodymium •Neon •Neptunium •Nickel •Nihonium (Ununtrium) •Niobium •Nitrogen •Nobelium •Oganesson (Ununoctium) •Osmium •Oxygen •Palladium •Phosphorus •Platinum •Plutonium •Polonium •Potassium •Praseodymium •Promethium •Protactinium •Radium •Radon •Rhenium •Rhodium •Roentgenium •Rubidium •Ruthenium •Rutherfordium •Samarium •Scandium •Seaborgium •Selenium •Silicon •Silver •Sodium •Strontium •Sulfur •Tantalum •Technetium •Tellurium •Tennessine (Ununseptium) •Terbium •Thallium •Thorium •Thulium •Tin •Titanium •Tungsten •Uranium •Vanadium •Xenon •Ytterbium •Yttrium •Zinc •Zirconium

Physics –Atom •Atomic nucleus •Color •Elementary particle •Force •Gravitation •Mass •Matter •Optics •Phase •Quantum mechanics •Sound •Speed •Time •Weight •Energy •Radiation •Electromagnetic radiation •Visible spectrum •Special relativity •General relativity •Electromagnetism •Standard Model •Classical mechanics •Unsolved problems in physics

Person –Biography •Character orientation •Consciousness •Gender •Health •Human •Human body •Identity •Individual •Intelligence •Moral character •Personal identity •Personality •Physical fitness •Spirituality •Values •Virtues

Self –in philosophy •in psychology •in sociology •Self-actualization •Self-awareness •Self-education •Self-care •Self-concept •Self control •Self disclosure •Self-efficacy •Self-esteem •Self harm •Self help •Self-identity •Self image •Self monitoring •Self-perception •Self-regulated learning •Self talk

Personal life •Adventure •Aging (life cycle) •Career •Citizenship •Education •Employment •Everyday life •Experience •Family •Friendship •Goal •Health maintenance •Home •Homemaking •Human condition •Human ecology •Interpersonal relationship •Intimate relationship •Kinship •Leisure •Lifestyle •Lifeworld •Manual labour •Maslow's hierarchy of needs •Meaning of life •Pets •Physical quality-of-life index •Profession •Quality of life •Quality time •Real life •Sex life •Travel •Work-life balance

People –Adult •Alien (foreigner) •Child •Father •Genius •Human •Indigenous peoples •Man •Minor •Mother •Parent •Woman •Youth

By region –Eastern philosophy •Western philosophy

Branches of philosophy –Aesthetics •Ethics •Epistemology •Logic •Metaphysics

Subdisciplines of philosophy –Culture •Education •Geography •History •Human nature •Language •Law •Literature •Mathematics •Mind •Philosophy •Physics •Politics •Psychology •Religion •Science •Social science •Technology  •War

Schools of philosophy

Eastern –Confucianism •Legalism •Mīmāṃsā •Mitogaku •Mohism •New Confucianism •New Conservatism •Nyaya •Samkhya •School of Names •School of Yin Yang •Taoism •Vaisheshika •Vedanta •Yoga •Zen

Western –Analytic philosophy •Aristotelianism •Continental Philosophy •Critical theory •Deconstructivism •Determinism •Dialectical materialism •Empiricism •Existentialism •Hegelianism •Hermeneutics •Humanism •Idealism •Kantianism •Logical Positivism •Materialism •Neoplatonism •Nihilism •Objectivism •Ordinary Language •Phenomenology •Platonism •Positivism •Postmodernism •Poststructuralism •Pragmatism •Presocratic •Rationalism •Reformational •Relativism •Scholasticism •Skepticism •Stoicism •Structuralism •Thomism  •Transhumanism  •Utilitarianism

Thinking –Awareness •Creative processes •Decision making •Heuristic •Learning •Memory •Problem solving •Reason •Teaching

Qualities of thought –Accuracy •Effectiveness •Efficacy •Efficiency •Frugality •Prudence •Right •Soundness •Validity •Value theory 

Thinking errors –Cognitive bias •Cognitive distortion •Error •Fallacy •Fallacies of definition •Logical fallacy •Target fixation

Related –Genius •High IQ society •Mensa •Nootropics •Philomath •Polymath

Main articles:Social sciences andSociety See alsoScience andScientific method

Social sciences –Anthropology •Archaeology •Cognitive science •Communication studies •Critical theory •Cultural studies •Development studies •Economics (Unsolved problems in economics) •Education •Geography •History •Linguistics •Law •Political science •Psychology •Social policy •Sociology

Society –Commons •Ethnic groups •Global commons •Global issue •Group •Infrastructure •People

Community –Communitarianism •Community development •International community •Local community •Sense of community •Social capital •Socialization •Structure and agency •World community

Social development –Decadence •Social progress •Technological evolution

Sociocultural evolution:Accelerating change →Hunter-gathererbands →Social rank →Tribes →Social stratification →Chiefdoms →Neolithic Revolution →Civilization →Agrarian society →Pre-industrial society → Agrarianvillages →Towns →Cities →City-states →Nation-states →Industrial Revolution → (Modern)Industrial society → (Postmodern)Post-industrial society →Informational Revolution →Information society →Digital Revolution →Global network →Globalization →World government? →Space colonization? →Technological singularity?

Social institutions –Organization

Family –Daughter •Extended family •Father •Grandparent •Home •Human bonding •Mother •Nuclear family •Parent •Son

Religion

Infrastructure

Public infrastructure –Highways •Streets •Roads •Bridges •Mass transit •Airports and Airways •Rail transport •Water supply andWater resources •Wastewater management •Solid-waste treatment and disposal •Electric power

Private infrastructure –Automobiles •Homes •Personal computers •Personal property •Real estate

Economy andBusiness –Finance •Management •Marketing •Franchising

Education –Academia •Academic misconduct •Homework •Learning •Pedagogy •School •Student •Study skills •Teacher

Civil society 

Government andPolitics –Politics by country •International relations •Public affairs

Law –Criminal justice •Law enforcement •Legislation •Prison

Social network –Communication •Journalism •Social capital