Direction Term
Across
- 1. When something is on the other side of something else, it is across.
- 3. The side that is not your right. Your left hand makes an "L" if you extend your thumb and index finger.
- 5. The direction behind you. When you walk but look behind you, you're moving backward.
- 7. The direction in front of you. When you walk without turning, you're moving forward.
- 9. The direction towards the ground. When you sit, you go down.
- 11. The direction to the right when you look at a map. The sun rises from this side.
- 12. When something is close to you, it is near.
- 13. The direction to the bottom when you look at a map. The South Pole is this way.
Down
- 2. The side that is not your left. If you write with your right hand, you're right-handed.
- 4. When something is a long way away, it is far.
- 5. When something is lower than something else, it is below.
- 6. When something is higher than something else, it is above.
- 8. The direction to the left when you look at a map. The sun sets on this side.
- 10. The direction to the top when you look at a map. The North Pole is this way.
- 14. The direction towards the sky. When you jump, you go up.