Source: http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/philippines.html
Here is a map of the Philippines. It shows all the islands of the country from Batanes to Sulu. It also shows the seas, channels and other water bodies that surround its islands. However, this map does not show the name of the provinces of the Philippines but rather, it shows us the capital cities or towns of the provinces. If someone, maybe a foreigner or a person who doesn't know the geography of his country, takes a look at this map, he could be deceived by this map. Otherwise, the title of this map should not just be "The Philippines", but rather, "The Capital Cities/Towns in the Philippines."
I have no negative reactions for the color which the cartographer used in this map. He emphasized the islands which are included by making their colors the same. Notice that he/she used a different color on an island of Malaysia.
For the texts, name of water bodies should be italicized for distinction and emphasis. As much as possible, names of capital cities/towns should also be in the same font size for it not to be confused with names of islands. Points or dots pertaining to the location of the cities/towns should also have the same sizes, except if these points want to convey messages, like size of the population in the area.
All in all, it lacks legend but I can say that this map has a good layout, scale and color contrast. It has also cited its source which is an important element. If I would to rate this map, I would give this a rating of 7.
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