<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="f36043" name="Herkimer" parent="fUS36" scope="county"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="fUS36" name="New York" 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="q43076NE" name="Amsterdam" parent="q43076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEA2" name="Big Moose" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEA4" name="Bisby Lakes" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h04150101" name="Black" parent="h041501" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEA1" name="Black Creek Lake" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWG3" name="Copper Lake" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEB2" name="Eagle Bay" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NEB2" name="East Springfield" parent="q43076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SEA4" name="Five Ponds" parent="q45076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NEC1" name="Fort Plain" parent="q43076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SE" name="Gloversville" parent="q44076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SW" name="Gouverneur" parent="q45076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEA4" name="Herkimer" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWH2" name="Hinckley" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEB4" name="Honnedaga Lake" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWH4" name="Ilion" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEB2" name="Jerseyfield Lake" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NEA1" name="Jordanville" parent="q43076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEB3" name="Limekiln Lake" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEB4" name="Little Falls" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEA3" name="Middleville" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NWH1" name="Millers Mills" parent="q43076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h02020004" name="Mohawk" parent="h020200" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEC2" name="Morehouse Lake" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEB1" name="Morehouseville" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEB1" name="Nehasane Lake" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWH3" name="Newport" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWH1" name="North Wilmurt" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NW" name="Norwich" parent="q43076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWG2" name="Number Four" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEA2" name="Ohio" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEA3" name="Old Forge" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEC4" name="Oppenheim" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h04150302" name="Oswegatchie" parent="h041503" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SWH4" name="Oswegatchie SE" parent="q45076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SWG4" name="Oswegatchie SW" parent="q45076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWH4" name="Otter Lake" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h04150305" name="Raquette" parent="h041503" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NE" name="Raquette Lake" parent="q44076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWG2" name="Remsen" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NEA2" name="Richfield Springs" parent="q43076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEB3" name="Salisbury" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NWH2" name="Schuyler Lake" parent="q43076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWG1" name="Soft Maple Reservoir" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWG3" name="South Trenton" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWH2" name="Stillwater Mountain" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NEA1" name="Stillwater Reservoir East" parent="q44076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWH1" name="Stillwater Reservoir West" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SEC3" name="Stratford" parent="q44076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NWH3" name="Thendara" parent="q44076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SE" name="Tupper Lake" parent="q45076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NWG2" name="Unadilla Forks" parent="q43076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h02050101" name="Upper Susquehanna" parent="h020501" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SW" name="Utica" parent="q44076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076SWG4" name="Utica East" parent="q44076SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NEB1" name="Van Hornesville" parent="q43076NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44076NW" name="Watertown" parent="q44076" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43076NWG1" name="West Winfield" parent="q43076NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q45076SEB4" name="Wolf Mountain" parent="q45076SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>