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* A '''[[w:megacity|megacity]]''' is usually defined as a [[w:metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a total [[w:population|population]] in excess of ten million people. ( Wikipedia ) | * A '''[[w:megacity|megacity]]''' is usually defined as a [[w:metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a total [[w:population|population]] in excess of ten million people. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
* A '''[[w:ghost town|ghost town]]''' is an abandoned [[w:village|village]], [[w:town|town]] or [[w:city|city]], usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. ( Wikipedia ) | |||