geographicDistribution

P2178
predicate

Indicates the spatial range or area over which something occurs, exists, or is found.

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All labels observed (67)

Label Occurrences
geographicDistribution canonical 4,406
distributedIn 702
geographicCoverage 656

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: geographicDistribution
Generated description
Indicates the spatial range or area over which something occurs, exists, or is found.

Sample triples (7,809)

Subject Object
greater roadrunner Northwestern Mexico ⓘ
surface form: southwestern North America
Gur languages West Africa ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone Burgundy via predicate surface "geographicOccurrence" ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone northern France via predicate surface "geographicOccurrence" ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone southern England via predicate surface "geographicOccurrence" ⓘ
Kimmeridgian limestone parts of western Europe via predicate surface "geographicOccurrence" ⓘ
Get Out North America via predicate surface "distributedIn" ⓘ
Get Out United Kingdom via predicate surface "distributedIn" ⓘ
Get Out Australia via predicate surface "distributedIn" ⓘ
Adamawa–Ubangi languages savanna belt of Central Africa ⓘ
Adamawa–Ubangi languages Benue River ⓘ
surface form: Benue River region
Adamawa–Ubangi languages Ubangi River ⓘ
surface form: Ubangi River basin
Sciadopityaceae Honshu ⓘ
surface form: Honshu, Japan
Sciadopityaceae Shikoku ⓘ
surface form: Shikoku, Japan
Sciadopityaceae Kyushu ⓘ
surface form: Kyushu, Japan
Crested bobwhite from Costa Rica and Panama through northern South America ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Colombia ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Venezuela ⓘ
Crested bobwhite British Guiana ⓘ
surface form: Guyana
Crested bobwhite Suriname ⓘ
Crested bobwhite French Guiana ⓘ
Crested bobwhite northern Brazil ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Ecuador ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Peru ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Bolivia ⓘ
Crested bobwhite Paraguay ⓘ
Crested bobwhite northern Argentina ⓘ
NLJ 500 nationwide United States via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
Stage Door theatrical release via predicate surface "distributedIn" ⓘ
Regla de Ocha Caribbean via predicate surface "hasGeographicSpread" ⓘ
Regla de Ocha United States of America via predicate surface "hasGeographicSpread" ⓘ
surface form: United States
Regla de Ocha Latin America via predicate surface "hasGeographicSpread" ⓘ
NATA all 50 U.S. states via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
NATA District of Columbia via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
NATA United States territories via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. territories
Scissor-tailed flycatcher Texas via predicate surface "breedingRange" ⓘ
Scissor-tailed flycatcher Oklahoma via predicate surface "breedingRange" ⓘ
Scissor-tailed flycatcher Kansas via predicate surface "breedingRange" ⓘ
Scissor-tailed flycatcher Nebraska via predicate surface "breedingRange" ⓘ
Scissor-tailed flycatcher western Louisiana via predicate surface "breedingRange" ⓘ
Siouan languages Canada ⓘ
Siouan languages United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
Siouan languages Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Northern Mexico (historically)
Algic languages Canada ⓘ
Algic languages United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
Algic languages Northern Mexico ⓘ
Algic languages Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
Algic languages Great Plains ⓘ
Algic languages Northeastern North America ⓘ
Algic languages Subarctic region ⓘ