Question

Micah is vacationing in an unfamiliar city. he isn't quite sure where his hotel is, but he knows it's near the beach. micah also realizes that the streets generally go from north to south, while avenues generally go east to west. he uses this information to quickly find his hotel. this is an example of using:

Answer 1

This is an example of using a heuristic.
Heuristic refers to problem-solving, to finding a way to solve a particular problem using anything at your disposal. In this case, Micah understood the way the streets and avenues work in an unfamiliar city, so he used this method in order to find his hotel and solve the problem.