Topography

• Mostly medium elevation Few very high (>3000m) or very low (<180m) areas High areas: scattered peaks, not vast ranges.
• In the east is Mount Kilimanjaro — with its two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi, the latter being 5,889 m, and the culminating point of the whole continent — and Two of Kilimanjaro's volcanic cones: Kibo (left) and Mawenzi (right). Mount Kenya, which is 5,184 m
• Most productive lands are on river plains, in volcanic regions, and in some grassland areas of tropical steppes.
• Sub-Saharan Africa’s soils favour subsistence agriculture and pastoralism
• Drought is a persistent problem
• Precipitation in region is high, but unevenly distributed