I'm sorry, this may be a no brainer....  I'm just not finding the answer anywhere.

How do I make a map like the example that has a nice national or state background.  I've got multiple locations in different physical locals and would like a top level summary map that would show if there are problems in a specific location.  I'd like it to look nice, so the physical map backgrounds would be really ideal.  If anyone can help I'd appreciate it.