The monotony of terrain in the low belt is broken by residual hills, masses of broken boulders and inselbergs.
Settlement is confined to places where water can be found.
Wildlife are masters of the greater part of the low belt. The famous Amboseli Game Reserve and Tsavo National Parks are situated here. The Great Rift Valley bisects the Kenya Highlands into east and west. Mount Kenya is on the eastern side. The Highlands are cool and agriculturally rich.