Palearctic realm
E72168
The Palearctic realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Europe, North Africa, and most of temperate and northern Asia, characterized by its diverse climates and ecosystems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palearctic region | 11 |
| Palearctic | 9 |
| Palearctic realm canonical | 8 |
| Holarctic Kingdom | 1 |
| Holarctic region | 1 |
| Palearctic ecozone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T580529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Palearctic realm Context triple: [Dirachmaceae, biogeographicRealm, Palearctic realm]
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Northern Europe
Northern Europe is a geographic and cultural region of Europe that typically includes the Nordic and Baltic countries along with parts of the British Isles, characterized by relatively cold climates, advanced economies, and high living standards.
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B.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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Eurasia
Eurasia is the vast combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia, forming the largest continuous land area on Earth.
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D.
Système continental
Système continental is the French name for the Continental System, Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade designed to weaken Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Europe and North America
Europe and North America is the UNESCO World Heritage region that encompasses all listed cultural and natural heritage sites located across the European and North American continents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Palearctic realm Target entity description: The Palearctic realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Europe, North Africa, and most of temperate and northern Asia, characterized by its diverse climates and ecosystems.
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A.
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is a geographic and cultural region of Europe that typically includes the Nordic and Baltic countries along with parts of the British Isles, characterized by relatively cold climates, advanced economies, and high living standards.
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B.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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C.
Eurasia
Eurasia is the vast combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia, forming the largest continuous land area on Earth.
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D.
Système continental
Système continental is the French name for the Continental System, Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade designed to weaken Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Europe and North America
Europe and North America is the UNESCO World Heritage region that encompasses all listed cultural and natural heritage sites located across the European and North American continents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographic realm
ⓘ
ecozone ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Afrotropical
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrotropical realm
Indomalayan realm ⓘ Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
surface form:
Nearctic realm
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| characterizedBy |
diverse climates
ⓘ
diverse ecosystems ⓘ |
| contains |
Eurasian Steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Asian steppes
European Plain ⓘ Gobi Desert ⓘ Lesser Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Himalayan foothills
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ Sahel ⓘ
surface form:
Sahara fringe regions
Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian taiga
|
| hasBiome |
Mediterranean scrub
ⓘ
boreal forests ⓘ desert ⓘ steppe ⓘ taiga ⓘ temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ temperate coniferous forests ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Mediterranean climate
ⓘ
boreal climate ⓘ temperate climate ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
brown bear
ⓘ
elk ⓘ red fox ⓘ reindeer ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
Mediterranean evergreen shrubs
ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ deciduous forests ⓘ steppe grasses ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Palearctic–Oriental transition zone
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surface form:
Eastern Palearctic
Western Eurasia ⓘ
surface form:
Western Palearctic
|
| includesRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ northern Asia ⓘ temperate Asia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nearctic ecozone
ⓘ
surface form:
Holarctic realm
|
| spans |
Arctic regions of Eurasia
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe ⓘ Pacific Ocean coasts of Asia ⓘ subtropical regions of North Africa ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
conservation biology ⓘ ecology ⓘ |
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Subject: Palearctic realm Description of subject: The Palearctic realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Europe, North Africa, and most of temperate and northern Asia, characterized by its diverse climates and ecosystems.
Referenced by (31)
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