Globe 2 – The Blue Planet

Globe 2 covers the first module of high school or upper secondary school geography (GE2: The Blue Planet).

The learning material has been made in accordance with the Finnish upper secondary school curriculum (LOPS2021).

1. Earth as a planet

Lead	Chapter
1.1.	Introduction
1.2.	Introduction to natural geography Free chapter!
1.3.	The Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on its axis

2. Atmosphere, hydrosphere and vegetation

Lead	Chapter
2.1.	Introduction
2.2.	Atmosphere and magnetosphere
2.3.	Air pressure and wind
2.4.	Water resources and the water cycle
2.5.	Seas and oceans
2.6.	Weather and rainfall
2.7.	Geographical and climatic zones
2.8.	Soil types and vegetation zones

3. The surface and inner structure of planet Earth

Lead	Chapter
3.1.	Introduction
3.2.	Earth's structure and lithospheric plates
3.3.	The rock cycle and the formation of mountains
3.4.	Earthquakes or seismic phenomena
3.5.	Volcanic phenomena
3.6.	Weathering
3.7.	Erosion

4. Appendices

Lead	Chapter
4.1.	For the teacher