Which elements are alkaline earth metals?

The alkaline earth metals are a series of elements comprising Group 2 (IUPAC style) (Group IIA) of the Periodic Table: beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba) and radium (Ra). This specific group in the periodic table owes its name to their oxides that simply give basic alkaline solutions.