Suppose that you are driving to an unfamiliar city. To reach your destination with the smallest number of navigational errors, how should your map be oriented?

a. "North" should be at the top.
b. "South" should be at the top.
c. The map should be oriented so that the top is in the same direction that you are traveling.
d. Surprisingly, the research shows that the orientation of the map has little influence on navigation accuracy.


Ans: c

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