World Map of Cultural Self-Regulation Practices¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 3: Mental and Emotional Health.
Type: map
**sim-id:** world-map-self-regulation-practices<br/>
**Library:** Leaflet<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: describe, compare, exemplify
Learning objective: Students describe and compare examples of cultural self-regulation practices from around the world, recognizing that calming strong emotions can be done in many valid, culturally rooted ways.
Purpose: Show a respectful sample of cultural self-regulation traditions across regions, reinforcing that no single tradition is the "correct" way to self-regulate.
Geographic scope: World map with six marked regions/communities
Locations and examples:
- South/East Asia: mindfulness meditation traditions
- West Africa: music and drumming for releasing tension
- Northern Plains and other Indigenous nations of North America: storytelling and connection to nature
- Latin America and the Pacific Islands: dance and movement traditions
- Middle East, South Asia, and worldwide faith communities: prayer and quiet reflection
- A general "worldwide" marker: family-specific blended practices
Legend: A marker icon for each region labeled with the practice name
Interactive features:
- Click any marker to open an infobox with two to three respectful, factual sentences about that practice and how it helps calm strong emotions
- A closing note visible after clicking any two markers: "There are many more traditions than shown here. What matters is finding a calming practice that fits you and your family."
Color scheme: Warm, neutral marker colors (soft teal and gold) with no stereotyped imagery
Implementation: Leaflet map with custom markers and click-to-open infobox panels; content reviewed for respectful, non-stereotyping language before publication.