Quizlet History Chapter 35

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  1. Ayatollah: the title given to a learned Shiite legal expert
  2. client state: dependent on the support of a stronger power
  3. cyclones: fierce circular windstorms
  4. debt service: paying interst on loans
  5. deforestation: destruction of forest land
  6. delta: the triangular area of marshland at the mouth of the river
  7. desalinization: process of converting saltry sea water into fresh water
  8. federal system: powers are divided between a strong central government and smaller local governmetn
  9. harijana: member of the untouchable class
  10. hejab: the muslim practice of a woman completely covering herself up
  11. intifada: an uprising of young Palestinians against Israeli occupation
  12. kibbutz: collective farms
  13. militia: bands of citizen soldiers
  14. no-fly zone: UN designated areas over which Iraqi Aircrafts were not powermited to fly
  15. partition: divide
  16. recognize: to formally agree to treat a country as a legitimate government
  17. theocracy: a government ruled by religious leaders
  18. unilateral: one-sided