True to shape
- Rhode Island and Delaware are too small to see, let alone hold a photo.
- Texas gets about 170 times the room of Rhode Island, so big states drown out the rest.
- Odd outlines, like Florida's panhandle or Michigan's two halves, crop photos badly.
- Big empty places make the map look unfinished, and small visited ones barely register.
- Labeling is a puzzle: small states need callout lines, and every map puts its names somewhere different.