select the CDC basemap. One of:
"national": outline of the U.S. + AK, HI, PR + VI
"hhs": outline of the U.S. + HHS Region Outlines + AK, HI, PR + VI
"census": outline of the U.S. + Census Region Outlines + AK, HI, PR + VI
"states": outline of the U.S. + State Outlines + AK, HI, PR + VI
"spread": outline of the U.S. + State Outlines + AK, HI, PR + VI & Guam
"surv": outline of the U.S. + State Outlines + AK, HI, PR + VI