Generalization Exercise

This map was an exercise in generalization and how it effects visualizing a given feature. The feature used was a section of rivers in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The assignment was to generalize the rivers shapefile using significant tolerance values of 500 and 2,000 meters, and then make a map to illustrate the differences. The above map is the original, while the below map is the revised map. I have a problem with the title. I think it is too long, but it does describe the map. So, I made it two lines instead of three, but left the text alone. I changed the scale units to miles, again. Reorganized the legend; so, the original file is on top. I also deleted the word legend and moved the legend to the center bottom of the map. I added a source line. I just used the class as a data source, and moved it to the bottom right corner along with the scale bar. The most significant edit I made was adding the state lines for perspective.