Places Animals Wallace Fun Facts
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Amazon
Before his ship caught on fire, where was Wallace and his crew?
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Monkeys
In the Amazon, Wallace observed that some species of this animal were confined to one side of the river
100
Travel by boat
Once Wallace returned to England, what did he swear he would never do again?
100
Helen
What was the name of Wallace's ship that caught on fire?
200
Malay Archipelago
Wallace was excited to venture through this vast group of islands between Southeast Asia and Australia
200
Butterfly
Wallace finally caught this beautiful rare insect after only seeing it once within two months
200
Arrack
Wallace used this alcoholic substance to preserve his specimens
200
Krakatoa
What volcanic island erupted and altered the planet's climate?
300
Bali and Lombok
The Wallace Line separates which two islands in the Malay Archipelago?
300
Tigers
While in Singapore, Wallace had to be careful of these animals who freely roamed around
300
Geology
Wallace used this science and natural history to help propose the Sarawak Law
300
Yellow fever
This made Wallace very sick during his original voyage and his brother eventually died from it
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Sarawak
Wallace was here when he proposed a law about how species were connected
400
Marsupials
On Eastern islands, the native mammals are all _____ instead of primates or carnivores
400
Survival of the fittest
Wallace developed this idea after observing that, "The life of wild animals is a struggle for existence"
400
Birds
Honey-suckers, "Quaich-Quaich", megapode, are all examples of what animal
500
Singapore
Here, Wallace "encountered altogether different treasures, and dangers, than in the Amazon"
500
Birds
After Wallace observed that there were different species of this animal on either side of the Lombok Strait, he wondered why they couldn't just travel across "with little trouble"
500
Biogeography
Wallace is considered as the founder of this science
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Branching tree
Wallace provided this visual image to explain how species are related






Drawing the Line between Monkeys and Kangaroos

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