Recently, besides the traditional approach in geography based on the study of spatial organization along with population and economy, the complex geographical researches become more and more widespread. They border on many different sciences and go out of geographical limits. The ecologo-geographical and nature resource researches are related to them. They belong to the sphere of two macro systems interaction: nature and society and determine not only the development of mankind but also its existence. In the article we consider the problems of determining the most widespread terms. The formulations of foreign and Russian scientists are given.