I use this set (and several spares already in my collection) to assemble a completely different map, one where every landmass has wildly different dangers that are exaggerations of real exotic places. Like an entire continent of Stone Forest (represented with rib-top plates to emulate the pattern of these mountains), where touching the rocks will shred your clothes or skin. (It's in Madagasgar, a piece of the moon fell to Africa millions of years ago and astronauts of the moon-landings had the same problem.) Or Snake Island, where every inch of land is occupied (represented with a flat-stud with a poison decal). Or the Towering Mountains, meant to resemble what the Himalayas will become if India keeps pushing North (I use bricks instead of plates, for example). The Eel Sea is a patch of ocean on the Equator which is struck by lightning literally non-stop. My version of Africa just still has dinosaurs, to exaggerate the "biggest animals" gimmick.
I leave this custom map to the next user who can dish out $400.