This map was taken from http://www.businessinsider.com/22-gorgeous-maps-that-define-the-united-states-of-america-2013-7#just-because-america-catches-fire-a-lot-of-the-time-does-that-mean-americans-leave-of-course-not-9 . This map shows the cumulative fire energy energy released by wildfires in the United States since 2001. The figure ground of this map is very poor and it is hard to distinguish between the background color and darker color of the map. There is no legend so that makes the map somewhat hard to interpret. The very small numbers inside the boxes are very hard to read so the legibility is very poor. The balance is very good with your attention being drawn to the areas with a higher output of fire energy, this is done through the bright colors like yellow being used.
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