This map of Brazil is not a perfect map, but it can be considered a "good" map because it provides enough information to make it informative. Brazil's location can be roughly determined by where it is relative to the Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The scale bar also puts into perspective the actual size of Brazil in terms of kilometers and miles. Although there are a lot of labels, this map points out important locations throughout Brazil. In addition to the boundaries and rivers surrounding Brazil, this map also shows elevation as low, hills, or mountains. This map portrays information effectively and is pretty easy to read and understand without overwhelming the mind.
This map on the other hand is not as informative although it shows a fairly accurate shape of Brazil. There are several reasons why this map can be considered a "bad" map. For one thing, there's no label of what country this is and no sense of geographic location in terms of other land masses and oceans. All this map really includes are labels to certain regions in Brazil but no other information such as scale. Although most maps are oriented with North as up, it doesn't hurt to add a North arrow but even then, this map fails to do so. There's not even so much as a legend and there's not much information to convey in this map.
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