Great Migration
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The Great Migration is a massive annual movement of millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other herbivores across the Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Migration canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Great Migration Context triple: [Maasai Mara National Reserve, knownFor, Great Migration]
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Great Migration
The Great Migration was a massive movement of various peoples and tribes across Europe during the late antiquity period, which significantly reshaped the continent’s demographic and political landscape.
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Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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C.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
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D.
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
The Great Migration of African Americans out of the region was a massive, decades-long movement of Black Southerners to Northern, Midwestern, and Western cities in search of better economic opportunities and escape from Jim Crow segregation and racial violence.
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E.
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation in the 1830s of tens of thousands of Native Americans, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, resulting in immense suffering and a high death toll.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Migration Target entity description: The Great Migration is a massive annual movement of millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other herbivores across the Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water.
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A.
Great Migration
The Great Migration was a massive movement of various peoples and tribes across Europe during the late antiquity period, which significantly reshaped the continent’s demographic and political landscape.
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B.
Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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C.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
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D.
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
The Great Migration of African Americans out of the region was a massive, decades-long movement of Black Southerners to Northern, Midwestern, and Western cities in search of better economic opportunities and escape from Jim Crow segregation and racial violence.
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E.
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation in the 1830s of tens of thousands of Native Americans, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, resulting in immense suffering and a high death toll.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal migration
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ecological phenomenon ⓘ wildlife spectacle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Serengeti wildebeest migration
ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti migration
Serengeti wildebeest migration ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti–Maasai Mara migration
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| attracts |
photographers
ⓘ
safari tourists ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
climate change effects on rainfall patterns
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fencing and barriers along routes ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ poaching pressure ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
grassland maintenance
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nutrient cycling ⓘ support of predator populations ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
significant revenue for Kenya
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significant revenue for Tanzania ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfGazelles | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfWildebeest | about 1.2 million ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfZebra | about 200,000 ⓘ |
| mainSpeciesInvolved |
Gazella
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surface form:
Grant's gazelle
Thomson's gazelle ⓘ eland ⓘ wildebeest ⓘ zebra ⓘ |
| movementPattern | circular annual route ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Grumeti River crossing
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Mara River crossing ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
dry season
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wet season ⓘ |
| predatorInteraction |
crocodile predation at river crossings
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hyena predation ⓘ lion predation ⓘ |
| primaryDriver |
search for fresh grazing
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search for water ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
drowning during river crossings
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exhaustion ⓘ injury ⓘ predation ⓘ |
| routeFeature | cross-border movement between Tanzania and Kenya ⓘ |
| seasonality | annual ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
ecologists
ⓘ
wildlife biologists ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Maasai Mara National Reserve
ⓘ
Serengeti National Park ⓘ Serengeti National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem
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| takesPlaceInCountry |
Kenya
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Tanzania ⓘ |
| timeScale | continuous movement throughout the year ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | major wildlife tourism attraction ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Migration Description of subject: The Great Migration is a massive annual movement of millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other herbivores across the Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water.
Referenced by (2)
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