The territory is characterized by elevated plains, hills, lake depressions and marked by an extreme-continental climate.

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Some real world advice from a continental climate about driving in severe cold and snow conditions.

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While Facebook is a concept of the mind that can migrate its human capital to the tax climate it deems best, Continental Resources cannot change the location of the Bakken oil field.

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According to the National Climate Center, more than half of the continental United States has experienced moderate or greater effects.

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