Thanks for the response, this was just the step missed.

For everyone else who whats to play with the settings here's what I've done.

Based on the previous post I've done the following:
I've added the command:

this.map.setMapType(G_NORMAL_MAP);

to geomap.js on line 53, in the ZenGeoMap.prototype = { } part.

This will make sure the Locations / Map items stay the same.

On line 199 I've added
this.map.setMapType(G_PHYSICAL_MAP);
This is within the "if (this.isPortlet()) { } part"

From the google Maps Api I've got the following info:
The following map types are commonly used in the Google Maps API:

G_NORMAL_MAP displays the default road map view.
G_SATELLITE_MAP displays Google Earth satellite images. *
G_HYBRID_MAP displays a mixture of normal and satellite views.*
G_DEFAULT_MAP_TYPES contains an array of the above three types, useful for iterative processing.
G_PHYSICAL_MAP displays a physical map based on terrain information.