<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="h09010003" name="Lower 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="q48102NEC3" name="Alkali Lake" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEG1" name="Anamoose" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEG2" name="Anamoose SW" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWF1" name="Antler" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWE1" name="Antler NW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWE2" name="Antler SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NED1" name="Balfour" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEC1" name="Balfour NW" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SED1" name="Bantry" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEC4" name="Bergen" parent="q49102SE" 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="f38009" name="Bottineau" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEE2" name="Bottineau" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2247" name="Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEC2" name="Butte" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NED1" name="Carbury" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1692" name="Cottonwood National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEB3" name="Deep" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SED2" name="Denbigh" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEF1" name="Drake" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEE1" name="Drake NW" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEF2" name="Drake SE" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEE2" name="Drake SW" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWH3" name="Eckman" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1774" name="J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SED4" name="Karlsruhe" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SED3" name="Karlsruhe NE" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEC3" name="Karlsruhe NW" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NED2" name="Kief" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEB2" name="Kongsberg" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEB1" name="Kongsberg NE" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEC3" name="Kramer" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWG1" name="Kuroki" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEE1" name="Lake Klingenberg" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEA1" name="Landa" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEB2" name="Landa SE" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEA2" name="Landa SW" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWF3" name="Lansford NE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEF3" name="Lincoln Valley" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEE3" name="Lincoln Valley NW" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWG3" name="Maxbass" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38049" name="McHenry" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p2258" name="McHenry County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="f38055" name="McLean" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p2259" name="McLean County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWD1" name="Mohall NE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEA3" name="Newburg" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEB4" name="Newburg SE" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEA3" name="Norwich" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEG4" name="Orrin" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38069" name="Pierce" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEE4" name="Rangeley" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEF3" name="Rangeley NE" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEE3" name="Rangeley NW" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEF4" name="Rangeley SE" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38075" name="Renville" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWF2" name="Renville" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEC2" name="Riga" parent="q49102SE" 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="q49102NEB1" name="Roth" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NEA2" name="Ruso" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38083" name="Sheridan" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p2264" name="Sheridan County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q48102NED3" name="Siebold Lake" parent="q48102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEB3" name="Simcoe" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEC1" name="Souris" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NED2" name="Souris SE" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEC2" name="Souris SW" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEE2" name="Towner" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEF1" name="Towner NE" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEE1" name="Towner NW" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEF2" name="Towner SE" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p3331" name="U.S. Tree Planting Station" parent="p42" scope="Wilderness Study Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEC4" name="Upham" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NED3" name="Upham NE" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NED4" name="Upham SE" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEA4" name="Velva" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102SEB4" name="Voltaire" parent="q49102SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f38101" name="Ward" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWH1" name="Westhope" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWH2" name="Westhope SE" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NWG2" name="Westhope SW" parent="q49102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEF4" name="Willow City" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49102NEE4" name="Willow City SW" parent="q49102NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2049" name="Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/></rt></descriptor>