Abstract
<jats:p>It has been demonstrated that rotational-vortex geomorphology is not only a science but also the leading, longest-lasting, and most persistent global factor in shaping the rapidly rotating Earth. It manifested itself from the initial stage of Earth's growth as an accretionary planet, and the ellipsoid of the Proto-Earth was inherited from the growing core of a rapidly rotating counterclockwise spiral vortex that orbited the Sun. The vortex core, thanks to a complex, multilayered, and multi-faceted set of turbulent processes occurring there, transformed into a layered, rapidly rotating planet–Earth–composed of spherical shells. Rotation served as the primary and main global cause of dynamic shaping processes occurring in the lithosphere, as well as those associated with the planet's hydrosphere and atmosphere. A key consequence of the rotational effect and spiral vortices is their indirect influence on terrestrial shaping through the organic life they enabled, including humans. The origin of life is the active and complex interaction between lithospheric vortices and the vortex structures of the Earth's liquid outer core. The vortex structures of the liquid core have been and remain the generators of alternating electric and magnetic fields.</jats:p>