The research aims to describe the level of understanding of pedagogical content of spatial thinking geography of students of prospective geography teachers in Aichi University of Education (AUE) and Yogyakarta State University (YSU).The results of the descriptive evaluation indicate that the majority of YSU and AUE students know and havea good understanding of pedagogical content knowledge of spatial thinking geography. The main obstacle faced by students deals with the teaching ability especially assessment and evaluation as a strategy to know learning outcomes.