We very soon got to six yards to the mile. Then we tried a hundred yards to the mile. So we now use the country itself, as its own map, and I assure you it does nearly as well. The Internet as a map of the world. Web sites present information about the contemporary world.
Web sites present historical information.
The World - everyone with access to an Internet connection. Your district's students are doing excellent work. Your district's teachers are doing excellent work. Your district's administrators are doing excellent work. Your district's parents are encouraged to and actually do communicate and participate.