Spatial Ability In Yi-Fu Tuan's Space And Place

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In the book, Space and Place, the author Yi-Fu Tuan explains the “Acquiring spatial ability, whether it is to ride a bicycle or to find one's way through a maze, does not depend on the possession of a developed cerebral cortex” (Tuan, 70) importance of acquiring spatial ability. Spatial ability is explained as “Spatial ability becomes spatial knowledge when movements and changes of location can be envisaged” (Tuan, 67) the knowledge of the movements that can be envisioned by the walker. For instance, Tuan gives the example of walking. A person learns to walk. Thus, walking becomes a skill. However, if a person can see himself/herself walking and can create an image of that, then he/she can analyze. Which means that the person also has knowledge