What you describe is "using common sense" - unfortunately a sense a lot of us have lost because we live in place where road signs are reliable and digital maps are up-to-date.

It took me quite a few months to relearn what you are practicing every day but now I'd say that this is a must on every curriculum. After I moved to a third world country (and did my re-learning) I understood that in case of a zombie-apocalypse (used as a place-holder for your "no tech works anymore"-scenario) people from less developed countries are so much more likely to cope than 99% of the 1st world population.