As moonburn pointed out in the Areuakoi preview, the map doesn't show the permanent forts, which in EBII will provide income (iirc merchants will be scripted in them) as they represent minor cities...
So with that map, all we can see is where units will be recruited, for all we know, those "removed/missing" settlements from EBI, are still there and increasing the regions' wealth, only difference is that they won't be able to recruit and build...

Other mods have so many permanent forts, it looks like the world doesn't have green spaces anymore lol