<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="h03050208" name="Broad-St. Helena" parent="h030502" scope="hydrologic unit"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="h030502" name="Edisto-South Carolina Coastal" parent="h0305" scope="hydrologic accounting unit"/><term thcode="1" code="h0305" name="Edisto-Santee" parent="h03" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="h03" name="South Atlantic-Gulf" 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="p1596" name="Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="f45005" name="Allendale" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q34082SWF4" name="Allendale" parent="q34082SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWF1" name="Barton" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f45013" name="Beaufort" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEC1" name="Beaufort" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1088" name="Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station" parent="p40" scope="Marine Corps"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEE4" name="Bennetts Point" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEB2" name="Black Creek" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEB3" name="Bluffton" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWE1" name="Bull Pond" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWH4" name="Calfpen Bay" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q34082SED4" name="Canadys" parent="q34082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f45019" name="Charleston" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f13051" name="Chatham" parent="fUS13" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f45029" name="Colleton" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEA4" name="Coosawhatchie" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEE1" name="Cottageville" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWH1" name="Crocketville" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEA2" name="Cummings" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEC4" name="Dale" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEF1" name="Edisto Beach" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEF4" name="Edisto Island" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWG1" name="Fairfax" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEE3" name="Fenwick" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEA4" name="Fort Pulaski" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEE2" name="Fripps Inlet" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SED1" name="Frogmore" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWG3" name="Furman" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWG2" name="Gifford" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWH3" name="Grays" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NED3" name="Green Pond" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f45049" name="Hampton" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWH2" name="Hampton" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SWH2" name="Hardeeville" parent="q33082SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEC2" name="Hendersonville" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEC3" name="Hilton Head" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEE2" name="Jacksonboro" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f45053" name="Jasper" parent="fUS45" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEA2" name="Jasper" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEB1" name="Laurel Bay" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1097" name="Laurel Bay Naval Area" parent="p40" scope="Marine Corps"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SWH3" name="Limehouse" parent="q33082SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEA3" name="Mcphersonville" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NED2" name="Neyles" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEC2" name="Parris Island" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1099" name="Parris Island U.S. Marine Corps" parent="p40" scope="Marine Corps"/><term thcode="1" code="p1910" name="Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWG4" name="Pineland" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEA3" name="Pritchardville" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEA1" name="Ridgeland" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NED1" name="Round O" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q34082SEC4" name="Saint George SW" parent="q34082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEE1" name="Saint Helena Sound" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SED2" name="Saint Phillips Island" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SWH4" name="Savannah" parent="q33082SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1963" name="Savannah National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEB4" name="Sheldon" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWF3" name="Shirley" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEB1" name="Sniders Crossroads" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NWF2" name="Solomons Crossroads" parent="q33082NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEB2" name="Spring Island" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SWH1" name="Tillman" parent="q33082SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082SEB4" name="Tybee Island North" parent="q33082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEC1" name="Walterboro" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEC3" name="White Hall" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NED4" name="Wiggins" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q34082SEB4" name="Williams" parent="q34082SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q33082NEB3" name="Yemassee" parent="q33082NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>