<descriptor thcode="1"><thesaurus thcode="1" name="Common geographic areas" scope="Names and identifiers of commonly-known geographic areas including oceans, continents, countries, states and provinces in North America, counties in the United States, USGS map quadrangles, and hydrologic units, nested and cross-referenced by overlap." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" edition="1.0" date="2002-03-21" codetype="alpha" prefix="geo" uri="http://www.usgs.gov/science/CommonGeographicAreas" tblname="geo" nonpref="geonp" relterm="geort" root_code="root" contact="pschweitzer"><category><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/></category><altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel></altlabel></thesaurus><term thcode="1" code="a201" name="Coastal lowlands aquifer system" parent="aroot" scope="aquifer"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="aroot" name="US Aquifers" parent="fUS" scope="Aquifers of the 48 conterminous United States, Hawaii, Puerto Ri"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS" name="United States" parent="fLD10" scope="country"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD10" name="North America" parent="fLD" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD" name="Land" parent="root" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="root" name="Earth" scope="Common geographic areas focused on the US"/></bt><rt><term thcode="1" code="fUS01" name="Alabama" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="q32094" name="Alexandria" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1603" name="Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q32088" name="Andalusia" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1145" name="Angelina National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1606" name="Aransas National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1614" name="Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1615" name="Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q31098" name="Austin" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q31092" name="Baton Rouge" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q29096" name="Bay City" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1623" name="Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1624" name="Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q31096" name="Beaumont" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q29098" name="Beeville" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1151" name="Bienville National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1631" name="Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1632" name="Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1644" name="Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1646" name="Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1652" name="Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1653" name="Breton National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q30090" name="Breton Sound" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q27098" name="Brownsville" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1671" name="Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1174" name="Conecuh National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="q28098" name="Corpus Christi" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q29100" name="Crystal City" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1180" name="DeSoto National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1710" name="Delta National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS12" name="Florida" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="p1735" name="Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1736" name="Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q32090" name="Hattiesburg" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1202" name="Homochitto National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="q30096" name="Houston" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33092" name="Jackson" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1210" name="Kisatchie National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1794" name="Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1796" name="Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q31094" name="Lake Charles" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1806" name="Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q28100" name="Laredo" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS22" name="Louisiana" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="p1830" name="Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1834" name="Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1850" name="McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q27100" name="Mcallen" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33090" name="Meridian" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS28" name="Mississippi" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="p1863" name="Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q31090" name="Mobile" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1868" name="Moody National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q32092" name="Natchez" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q30092" name="New Orleans" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q32096" name="Palestine" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q31088" name="Pensacola" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q30094" name="Port Arthur" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1253" name="Sabine National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1939" name="Sabine National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1944" name="Saint Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1257" name="Sam Houston National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="p1952" name="San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1961" name="Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q30098" name="Seguin" parent="qroot" scope="quadrangle 1:250,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="ar200" name="Semiconsolidated sand aquifers" parent="art" scope="aquifer rock type"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS48" name="Texas" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="p2010" name="Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p2018" name="Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/></rt></descriptor>