<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="h09010001" name="Upper Souris" parent="h090100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="h090100" name="Souris" parent="h0901" scope="hydrologic accounting unit"/><term thcode="1" code="h0901" name="Souris" parent="h09" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="h09" name="Souris-Red-Rainy" 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="q49104NWE4" name="Alamo" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWF3" name="Alamo NE" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWC2" name="Alexandria" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWA2" name="Alkabo" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWE1" name="Ambrose" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEA1" name="Atcoal" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEC2" name="Beaver Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NWG1" name="Benedict NW" parent="q48102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NWG2" name="Benedict SW" parent="q48102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEA1" name="Blacktail Coulee" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEH1" name="Bowbells NE" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEG1" name="Bowbells NW" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEH2" name="Bowbells SE" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWE3" name="Bright Water Lake" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38013" name="Burke" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p2248" name="Burke County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWE2" name="Burlington" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWE1" name="Burlington NW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWF2" name="Burlington SE" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEA3" name="Bush Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWC1" name="Carpio" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWD1" name="Carpio NE" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWD1" name="Colgan East" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWD2" name="Colgan SE" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWC1" name="Colgan West" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEB1" name="Columbus" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEB2" name="Columbus SE" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEA2" name="Columbus SW" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWF1" name="Crosby" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWF2" name="Crosby SE" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWE2" name="Crosby SW" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWG2" name="Deering SW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWD2" name="Des Lacs" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38023" name="Divide" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWA4" name="Donnybrook" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEE1" name="Flaxton" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWB1" name="Fortuna" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEB3" name="Grand View" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWD4" name="Grano" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWD3" name="Grano NE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWC4" name="Grano SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWC3" name="Greene" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEC3" name="Grubb Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWH3" name="Hamlet" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NED3" name="Helde Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEH3" name="Kenmare" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWE4" name="Lansford SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1827" name="Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p2821" name="Lostwood Wilderness" parent="p20" scope="Wilderness"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NWF1" name="Max NE" parent="q48102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38049" name="McHenry" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f38055" name="McLean" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWF3" name="Minot" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWE3" name="Minot NW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWE4" name="Minot SW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWC2" name="Mohall SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWD3" name="Mork Lake" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWB2" name="Mouse River Park" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWB1" name="Mouse River Park NE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWA1" name="Mouse River Park NW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWA2" name="Mouse River Park SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWH1" name="Noonan" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWH2" name="Noonan SE" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWG2" name="Noonan SW" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWA3" name="Norma" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWG1" name="Paulson" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NED1" name="Portal" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NED2" name="Rennie Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38075" name="Renville" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWD4" name="Rice Lake" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWC3" name="Rice Lake NW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NWH1" name="Robinson Coulee" parent="q48102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NWE1" name="Rush Lake" parent="q48102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWH4" name="Sawyer" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWH3" name="Sawyer NE" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWG4" name="Sawyer SW" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWA1" name="Skjermo Lake" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWD3" name="Smoky Butte" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWF4" name="South Prairie" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEC1" name="Stampede" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWG3" name="Surrey" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEE3" name="Thompson Lake" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWB3" name="Tolley" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWB4" name="Tolley SE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SWC4" name="Underdahl Lake" parent="q49102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2030" name="Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEA4" name="Velva" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38101" name="Ward" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWG3" name="Wildrose" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38105" name="Williams" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NEE2" name="Woburn" parent="q49104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49104NWB2" name="Writing Rock North" parent="q49104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>