<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="p1712" name="Desert National Wildlife Range" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="p13" name="National Wildlife Refuge FWS" parent="pFWS" scope="Type of land area"/><term thcode="1" code="pFWS" name="FWS" parent="proot" scope="Federal land areas administered by FWS"/><term thcode="1" code="proot" name="Federal lands" parent="fUS" scope="Land areas administered by US Federal agencies"/><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="q37116SEA2" name="Apex" parent="q37116SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NEA3" name="Arrow Canyon NW" parent="q37116NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NEA4" name="Arrow Canyon SW" parent="q37116NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWB1" name="Aysees Peak" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="a101" name="Basin and Range basin-fill aquifers" parent="aroot" scope="aquifer"/><term thcode="1" code="a401" name="Basin and Range 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scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWE3" name="Desert Hills NW" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWF4" name="Desert Hills SE" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWE4" name="Desert Hills SW" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWE1" name="Dog Bone Lake North" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWE2" name="Dog Bone Lake South" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SEA1" name="Dry Lake NW" parent="q37116SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWC4" name="Fallout Hills" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWD3" name="Fallout Hills NE" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWC3" name="Fallout Hills NW" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWA2" name="Frenchman Lake" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWB2" name="Frenchman Lake SE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SWG1" name="Gass Peak" parent="q37116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SWH1" name="Gass Peak NE" parent="q37116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SWG2" name="Gass Peak SW" parent="q37116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWG3" name="Hayford Peak" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWH4" name="Hayford Peak SE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWD3" name="Heavens Well" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWC4" name="Indian Springs" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWC3" name="Indian Springs NW" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWD4" name="Indian Springs SE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWA3" name="Jangle Ridge" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h15010015" name="Las Vegas Wash" parent="h150100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="f32017" name="Lincoln" parent="fUS32" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWH3" name="Lower Pahranagat Lake" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWG3" name="Lower Pahranagat Lake NW" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWH4" name="Lower Pahranagat Lake SE" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWG4" name="Lower Pahranagat Lake SW" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWA3" name="Mercury" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWB3" name="Mercury NE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWB4" name="Mercury SE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWH3" name="Mormon Well" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h15010012" name="Muddy" parent="h150100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWG2" name="Mule Deer Ridge" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWH1" name="Mule Deer Ridge NE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWG1" name="Mule Deer Ridge NW" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWH2" name="Mule Deer Ridge SE" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWA4" name="Niavi Wash" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f32023" name="Nye" parent="fUS32" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SEA4" name="Pahranagat Wash" parent="q38116SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWA4" name="Paiute Ridge" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWB4" name="Papoose Lake" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWB3" name="Papoose Range" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWA1" name="Plutonium Valley" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWD1" name="Quartz Peak" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWC1" name="Quartz Peak NW" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWC2" name="Quartz Peak SW" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h16060014" name="Sand Spring-Tikaboo Valleys" parent="h160600" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWG4" name="Sheep Peak" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q38116SWD4" name="Southeastern Mine" parent="q38116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWD2" name="Tim Spring" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SWF2" name="Tule Springs Park" parent="q37116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116SWH2" name="Valley" parent="q37116SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h15010011" name="White" parent="h150100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NWF3" name="White Sage Flat" parent="q37116NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NEA1" name="Wildcat Wash NW" parent="q37116NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q37116NEA2" name="Wildcat Wash SW" parent="q37116NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>