| A | B |
| economic factors | factors connected with jobs and money |
| empty lands | areas with low population density |
| environmental factors | factors connected to the natural environment |
| political factors | factors to do with the government |
| population density | the number of people per square kilometer |
| population distribution | the way in which a population is spread through a region |
| population pyramid | graph which shows the age and sex of a country |
| birth rate | the number of births per 1000 people |
| census | a count of the number of people |
| death rate | the number of deaths per 1000 people |
| developed countries | ones with high living standards |
| developing countries | ones with low living standards |
| infant mortality | the number of infant deaths to every 1000 live births |
| life expectancy | the average age to which people are expected to live |
| literacy rate | the percentage of people in a country who can read and write |
| standard of living | how well off the people in a country are |
| vital registrations | events such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces |