<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="f23025" name="Somerset" parent="fUS23" scope="county"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="fUS23" name="Maine" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><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="h01010002" name="Allagash" parent="h010100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWC1" name="Allagash Pond" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWC1" name="Athens" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEF4" name="Attean Pond" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWA2" name="Baker Lake" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWA1" name="Baker Lake NW" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWC2" name="Bald Mountain Pond" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEG2" name="Basin Mountain" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWC4" name="Bean Pot Pond" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070NWB4" name="Beaver Pond SE" parent="q47070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWA4" name="Belgrade Lakes" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWC1" name="Big Squaw Pond" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWA4" name="Bingham" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEG3" name="Black Brook" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWA1" name="Black Brook Pond" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEG2" name="Boundary Bald Mountain" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070NWB3" name="Brassua Lake East" parent="q46070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070NWA3" name="Brassua Lake West" parent="q46070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWE3" name="Burnham" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWE4" name="Cambridge" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEF2" name="Campbell Brook" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWD2" name="Canaan" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEH2" name="Canada Falls Lake" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWA3" name="Caratunk" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2250" name="Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEG4" name="Catheart Mountain" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWC3" name="Caucomgomoc Lake West" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SW" name="Chamberlain Lake" parent="q47070" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEH3" name="Churchill Stream" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070NW" name="Clayton Lake" parent="q47070" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWD3" name="Clinton" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWF1" name="Corinna" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072NEH4" name="Daaquam" parent="q47072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h01030002" name="Dead" parent="h010300" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWF4" name="Dexter" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWB3" name="Dimmick Mountain" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070SWB1" name="Doucie Brook" parent="q47070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SW" name="Dover-foxcroft" parent="q46070" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h01020002" name="East Branch Penobscot" parent="h010200" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEH3" name="East Carry Pond" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070NWA4" name="Eastman Brook" parent="q47070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWA1" name="Embden Pond" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEG1" name="Enchanted Pond" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWD4" name="Fairfield" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEF1" name="Fisher Ponds" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SE" name="Flagstaff Lake" parent="q46072" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEH1" name="Foley Pond" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47070NWC4" name="Fool Brook" parent="q47070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWC3" name="Foster Ridge" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEH1" name="Hardwood Mountain" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEH2" name="Hardwood Mountain SE" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEG2" name="Hardwood Mountain SW" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEF2" name="Hardwood Mountain SW Oe W" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWD1" name="Harmony" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWE1" name="Hartland" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEG3" name="Heald Pond" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWC3" name="Hinckley" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEH3" name="Hinckley Hill" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEE4" name="Holeb" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEG4" name="Hurricane Hill" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SEF4" name="Hurricane Pond" parent="q47072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070NWB4" name="Indian Pond North" parent="q46070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWB1" name="Indian Pond South" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEF3" name="Jackman" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEH1" name="Johnson Mountain" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SED1" name="Kibby Mountain" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEF2" name="King and Bartlett Lake" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEE2" name="King and Bartlett Mountain" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45072NEG1" name="Kingfield" parent="q45072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWC4" name="Kingsbury" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072SE" name="Lac Etchemin" parent="q47072" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072SEG3" name="Little Bigelow Mountain" parent="q46072SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NEH4" name="Long Pond" parent="q46072NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h01030003" name="Lower Kennebec" parent="h010300" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWB2" name="Madison East" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWA2" name="Madison West" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070SWB4" name="Mahoney Hill" parent="q46070SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46072NE" name="Megantic" parent="q46072" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45070NWA3" name="Mercer" parent="q45070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070NWA4" name="Misery Knob" parent="q46070NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q47072NE" name="Montmagny" parent="q47072" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q46070NWC4" name="Moosehead" 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