<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="h02080101" name="Lower Chesapeake Bay" parent="h020801" scope="hydrologic unit"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="h020801" name="Lower Chesapeake" parent="h0208" scope="hydrologic accounting unit"/><term thcode="1" code="h0208" name="Lower Chesapeake" parent="h02" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="h02" name="Mid Atlantic" parent="hroot" scope="hydrologic region"/><term thcode="1" code="hroot" name="US hydrologic units" parent="fUS" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><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="f51001" name="Accomack" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEE2" name="Achilles" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEG1" name="Bethel Beach" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEH2" name="Cape Charles" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37078NEH1" name="Cape Henry" parent="q37078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NSA2" name="Cheriton" parent="q38076NS" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEH4" name="Chesapeake Channel" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNB2" name="Chesconessex" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNB1" name="Crisfield" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEF4" name="Deltaville" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEG4" name="East of Deltaville" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEG3" name="East of Fleets Bay" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEG4" name="East of Hampton" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEG2" name="East of New Point Comfort" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEG3" name="East of Poquoson East" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEG2" name="East of Reedville" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1716" name="Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEH3" name="Elliotts Creek" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEH1" name="Ewell" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1727" name="Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NSA4" name="Fishermans Island" parent="q38076NS" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEF3" name="Fleets Bay" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p551" name="Fort Monroe Military Reservation" parent="p23" scope="Army"/><term thcode="1" code="p564" name="Fort Story Military Reservation" parent="p23" scope="Army"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NSA1" name="Franktown" parent="q38076NS" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEH2" name="Goose Island" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNA1" name="Great Fox Island" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51650" name="Hampton" parent="fUS51" scope="City"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEF4" name="Hampton" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNA4" name="Jamesville" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51103" name="Lancaster" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p146" name="Langley Air Force Base" parent="p25" scope="Air Force"/><term thcode="1" code="q37078NEG1" name="Little Creek" parent="q37078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2112" name="Little Creek Amphibious Base" parent="p24" scope="Navy"/><term thcode="1" code="f51115" name="Mathews" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEF1" name="Mathews" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51119" name="Middlesex" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNA3" name="Nandua Creek" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEF2" name="New Point Comfort" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51710" name="Norfolk" parent="fUS51" scope="City"/><term thcode="1" code="q37078NEF1" name="Norfolk North" parent="q37078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076SNA1" name="North Virginia Beach" parent="q38076SN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51131" name="Northampton" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f51133" name="Northumberland" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNC2" name="Parksley" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1916" name="Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="f51735" name="Poquoson" parent="fUS51" scope="City"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEF3" name="Poquoson East" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEE3" name="Poquoson West" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNB3" name="Pungoteague" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEF2" name="Reedville" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNC1" name="Saxis" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEG1" name="Smith Point" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NNA2" name="Tangier Island" parent="q38076NN" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38076NSA3" name="Townsend" parent="q38076NS" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51810" name="Virginia Beach" parent="fUS51" scope="City"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078SEH1" name="West of Franktown" parent="q38078SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEH4" name="West of Jamesville" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38078NEH3" name="West of Nandua Creek" parent="q38078NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f51199" name="York" parent="fUS51" scope="county"/></rt></descriptor>