<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="h18090201" name="Eureka-Saline Valleys" parent="h180902" scope="hydrologic unit"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="h180902" name="Northern Mojave" parent="h1809" scope="hydrologic accounting unit"/><term thcode="1" code="h1809" name="Northern Mojave-Mono Lake" parent="h18" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="h18" name="California" 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="q37120NEH2" name="Bee Springs Canyon" parent="q37120NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37120NEG1" name="Blackrock" parent="q37120NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEG1" name="Blanco Mountain" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWB4" name="Cerro Gordo Peak" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWA1" name="Chocolate Mountain" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEH3" name="Cowhorn Valley" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWB3" name="Craig Canyon" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEH1" name="Crooked Creek" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1468" name="Death Valley National Park" parent="p18" scope="National Park"/><term thcode="1" code="p2858" name="Death Valley Wilderness" parent="p22" scope="Wilderness"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEH2" name="Deep Springs Lake" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWA4" name="Dolomite" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWD1" name="Dry Mountain" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWB3" name="East of Joshua Flats" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWB1" name="East of Waucoba Canyon" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWB4" name="East of Waucoba Spring" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f32009" name="Esmeralda" parent="fUS32" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWC3" name="Hanging Rock Canyon" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWE4" name="Harris Hill" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWB2" name="Horse Thief Canyon" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f06027" name="Inyo" parent="fUS06" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p2319" name="Inyo Mountains Wilderness" parent="p27" scope="Wilderness"/><term thcode="1" code="p1206" name="Inyo National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWD4" name="Jackass Canyon" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWA3" name="Joshua Flats" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWC2" name="Last Chance Mountain" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWD4" name="Last Chance Range SE" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWC4" name="Last Chance Range SW" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWB2" name="Lower Warm Springs" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37120NEH1" name="Mazourka Peak" parent="q37120NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f06051" name="Mono" parent="fUS06" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120NEG4" name="Mount Barcroft" parent="q38120NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWC4" name="Nelson Range" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWA3" name="New York Butte" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWA2" name="Pat Keyes Canyon" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p3182" name="Pigeon Spring Wilderness Study Area" parent="p17" scope="Wilderness Study Area"/><term thcode="1" code="p2359" name="Piper Mountain Wilderness" parent="p27" scope="Wilderness"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWC1" name="Saline Peak" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWE3" name="Sand Flat" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWD3" name="Sand Spring" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWA2" name="Soldier Pass" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120NEH4" name="Station Peak" parent="q38120NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWB1" name="Sylvania Canyon" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWC1" name="Sylvania Mountains" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2383" name="Sylvania Mountains Wilderness" parent="p27" scope="Wilderness"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWD2" name="Teakettle Junction" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEG4" name="Tinemaha Reservoir" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWD3" name="Ubehebe Peak" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEG3" name="Uhlmeyer Spring" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWA1" name="Waucoba Canyon" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEH4" name="Waucoba Mountain" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38118SWA4" name="Waucoba Spring" parent="q38118SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWC2" name="West of Teakettle Junction" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWC3" name="West of Ubehebe Peak" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38120SEG2" name="Westgard Pass" parent="q38120SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p3306" name="White Mountain Wilderness Study Area" parent="p17" scope="Wilderness Study Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q37118NWE2" name="White Top Mountain" parent="q37118NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>