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Why do most explorers' routes seem to wander instead of traveling in straight lines?

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they travelled along water sources. Land explorers followed rives, while explorers by sea kept close to land. It is that way so explorers of land may have a water source to drink from or bathe in. Travelling far enough away would be a death wish.
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