Azeroth From The Air.

Since Mom's still in Dun Morogh, she's asked if it's winter all the time in Warcraft. I explained that each zone has its own climate, and I've been trying to figure out a way to demonstrate this to her without putting her low-level character in danger. (Since mobs in high-level areas go out of their way to attack lowbies, physically taking her to different zones is out, for now.)

Then I remembered this great video, which as well as showing some different areas in the game, also demonstrates why players don't own flying mounts in old Azeroth. This will all change with the Cataclysm expansion, of course -- but right now it's a good demonstration of both the scope of the game and the way Azeroth is currently designed. To save both design time and computer resources, the game doesn't display areas that your character can't approach on foot. This video shows what's behind the curtain -- the vast blank areas that players don't see.

Hope you enjoy this video as much as I do.