]> 2009/04/07 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2009 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Desert desert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> that receives little precipitation, by fiat less than 200 mm per year. Desert soil is often composed mostly of sand, and sand dunes may be present. Exposures of rocky terrain are typical, and reflect minimal soil development and sparse vegetation. deserts

Desert

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-desert-noun-1 Sebkha A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rumBLxHS_EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">ClaySoilRegion</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rorbBynM-EdqAAAACs6hnlQ" class="cyc_term">Sebkha</a> is a natural depression in arid or semi-arid regions whose bed is covered with salt encrusted clayey soil. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rorbBynM-EdqAAAACs6hnlQ" class="cyc_term">Sebkha</a>s can be hazardous obstacles to land transportation. sebkha (CollectionIntersectionFn (TheSet Desert (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet GravellySoilRegion RockySoilRegion)))) member of { desert, Collection Union Fn { GravellySoilRegion, RockySoilRegion } } member of { gravelly, desert } (CollectionIntersectionFn (TheSet GravellySoilRegion Desert)) A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rzSvynqiWEdqAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">SandyDesert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> that is composed almost entirely of sand and sand dunes. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQCEnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SaharaDesert</a> is a typical example of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rzSvynqiWEdqAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">SandyDesert</a>. SandyDesert sandy desert Namib Desert NamibDesert A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> along the Atlantic coast of southwestern Africa. Great Basin Desert GreatBasinDesert A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in the southwestern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in lying partially in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkAiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mexico</a> and partially in the southwestern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. ChihuahuanDesert Chihuahuan Desert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in northern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViUkZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Chile</a>. AtacamaDesert Atacama Desert (TerritoryFn Dubai-Emirate) Dubai Great Sandy Desert A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in northwestern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViUs5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Australia</a>. GreatSandyDesert SyrianDesert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in southwestern Asia. Syrian Desert ArabianDesert Arabian Desert A very large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> occupying almost all of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a>. (TerritoryFn Syria) Syria Bahrain-TheIsland Bahrain-TheIsland is a small <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Island</a> in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpk5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MiddleEast_Region</a>. Currently, the island is northeast of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SaudiArabia</a>, northwest of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViQGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Qatar</a>, and occupied by the country <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bahrain</a>. Bahrain PatagonianDesert the Patagonian Desert A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjX8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Argentina</a>. Amargosa Desert The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvxr3gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmargosaDesert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> that lies on the eastern side of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvdvbfpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmargosaRange</a>. AmargosaDesert Qatar (TerritoryFn Qatar) Sharjah (TerritoryFn Sharjah-Emirate) (TerritoryFn RasAlKhaimah-Emirate) Ras al Khaymah Kuwait (TerritoryFn Kuwait) Abu Dhabi (TerritoryFn AbuDhabi-Emirate) GobiDesert Gobi Desert A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in central Asia. Bahrain (TerritoryFn Bahrain) Western Desert Of Egypt The desert part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>, west of the Nile basin. WesternDesertOfEgypt A large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in southern Africa. KalahariDesert Kalahari Desert Mojave Desert The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwHiXcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MojaveDesert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> in southern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj2upwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">California_State</a>. MojaveDesert ClimateConcept climate concept A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ret7qgOKgEdmAAAACs6hfSg" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rS3Jbwv7CEdmAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">ClimateConcept</a> are collections and relations having to do with climate. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkBopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnnualClimateCycle</a>, those specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> that are closely associated with particular climates, and relations used for describing the locations, meteorological features, inhabitants, and other features of regions in various types of climates are instances of this collection. Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> THING URI)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI Desert desert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> that receives little precipitation, by fiat less than 200 mm per year. Desert soil is often composed mostly of sand, and sand dunes may be present. Exposures of rocky terrain are typical, and reflect minimal soil development and sparse vegetation. BT broaderTerm <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. VegetationConcept vegetation concept A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ret7qgOKgEdmAAAACs6hfSg" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rnPO37P7DEdmAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">VegetationConcept</a> are collections and relations having to do with vegetation. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riYDJLHSuEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">RegionTypeByVegetation</a>, and relations used for describing the locations and associated climates and terrain features of various types of vegetation are instances of this collection. Desert desert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> that receives little precipitation, by fiat less than 200 mm per year. Desert soil is often composed mostly of sand, and sand dunes may be present. Exposures of rocky terrain are typical, and reflect minimal soil development and sparse vegetation. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString BiomeType A collection of collections. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwNQuD5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiomeType</a> is a type of broad plant and animal community, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgEAo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Grassland</a>. biome NaturalThing natural thing The notoriously hard to define collection of "natural" things. An individual is an instance of this collection if it is itself an individual or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYjIS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Situation</a> that occurs in nature, i.e., not as a result of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a>'s (or group thereof) intentions to modify the environment, or else is an individual that is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWStbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">outputsCreated</a> of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViADZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Event</a> that is itself natural. Desert desert A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjreZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Desert</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> that receives little precipitation, by fiat less than 200 mm per year. Desert soil is often composed mostly of sand, and sand dunes may be present. Exposures of rocky terrain are typical, and reflect minimal soil development and sparse vegetation. Instances are the spatial regions (usually 3d) depicted or displayed in a visual image. scene ImageSpace wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name A collection of geographical regions. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjKJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EcologicalRegion</a> is a region having one or more characteristic ecosystems. From knowledge of those ecosystems, we can posit whether certain organisms can forage, reproduce, and live successfully there. Information about ecological regions typically also includes what kinds of organisms are in fact found there. In theory, any arbitrary continuous region could be analyzed as an ecological region, but most regions identified in practice have some kind of sameness or systematic interconnection in their topology, climate, and biology. Examples: the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQBnu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternDesertOfEgypt</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvr5ZE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GreatBarrierReef</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgEX1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amazon_Region</a>. EcologicalRegion ecological region