From the beginning, the scope of projects was very broad, covering not only the physiography of the territory but also its natural resources and their potential for development.
Depth of ground water fluctuates considerably with physiography, but generally remains between a depth of 520 m in the elevated areas and 15 m in the valleys.
In current usage, physiography still lends itself to confusion as to which meaning is meant, the more specialized geomorphological definition or the more encompassing physical geography definition.
These classes catered for 35 all male student and initially the courses being provided were mathematics, theoretics and physiography, machine construction, building and woodwork.
Expedition members nevertheless published substantial information about the island, including a description of its physiography and a list of its vertebrates.