Spatial thinking skills are the bridge between the knowledge and experience ofstudents with a new understanding of the regions. Based on previous studies of spatialthinking skills, this article offers some skills that are relevant to the 12th grade geographycurriculum and can be developed by using Geography Atlas of Vietnam. They areAnalyzing and synthesizing geographic features on the maps, establishing spatialrelationships of geography objects, comparing geography objects, reasoning, andexplaining the geospatial issues. Practice these spatial thinking skills helps students to getbetter aware of space and more proficient in using spatial tools. We also give some teachingtechniques using the Atlas to develop them.DOI 10.18173/2354-1075.2019-0137