Bad Map Critique Mod 1, Pt 2

This is my example of a bad map. It is missing almost every feature a map needs in order for a reader to understand. The map is missing a title, a north arrow, a legend and just plain old sense.
The .25 km bar scale for South Park is odd because the park is nowhere to be found on the map. It seems to me as though the "mapmaker" grabbed a bunch of random information and scattered it around.

Good Map Critique Mod 1, Pt. 2

This map depicts the average unemployment rate by county over the span of a year as the title indicates. The difference in lightness and saturation easily captures the unemployment phenomena throughout the country. I bet this map looks a whole lot different now.
This map also includes a legend defining the unemployment rate from lighter and lower to darker and higher. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and also notes that the county data is provisional.

Mental Mapping Module 1 Part 1

My top choices for places I would like to work/live in are states that offer a plethora of outdoor activities and natural beauty. Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Utah color coded in red would be my first choice in the Northwestern part of the U.S. On the eastern side of the States, my top choices would be Florida, Maryland,Kentucky, Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts. The orange states are my second choice and the green states are my third choice.