I love these virtual field trip opportunities. I always think of my grandma, who had one book with one map to teach world geography to all her students in a one room school house. We've just got no excuse not to be exciting these days. ; )
For those teaching maps and MN this type of document can be very useful for generating some higher level questioning about a variety of social studies topics.
Scholastic's Global Trek is a way for students to travel around the world without ever having to leave their classroom.
When students arrive in the country of their choice they are supplied with a suggested travel itinerary. This itinerary offers them links to background information and a chance to read about the country's people.
If I had it to do over, I would have become an epidemiologist. Maps combined with public health. Science and education. Solution oriented research with direct social justice implications. Sell your students on this field with this lovely zombie apocalypse activity.