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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a Ghost Town?
A
Town where people live
B
The Homeward Bound Act
C
A town abandoned when business disappeared
D
A Boom Town.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A ghost town (deserted city or abandoned city) is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pripyat, Ukraine Source Pripyat is located in Ukraine and is the most famous ghost town in the world. Once home to around 50, 000 people, the entire town was evacuated in April 1986 when a part of the Chernobyl Nuclear Station exploded. The extremely high levels of radiation forced the citizens to leave immediately.

Detailed explanation-4: -ghost town | American Dictionary ghost town. noun [ C ] us. /ˈɡoʊst ˌtɑʊn/ a town that was busy in the past but is now empty or nearly empty because the activities that kept people there have stopped.

Detailed explanation-5: -Closure. On July 16, 2002, the chairlift stopped, stranding passengers for over two hours. With fewer people visiting Ghost Town because of the bad condition of the park, Coburn closed Ghost Town a few days after the chairlift failure and put the park up for sale.

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