Describe what the term “equatorial africa” refers to and countries and physical features found in equatorial africa.

Equatorial Africa is a collective name for African countries that are located around the equator and south of the Sahara or Sahel region: Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Somalia.

Most of Equatorial Africa is located on a granite plateau, framed by the Tibesti, Ouadaï and Fertit massifs to the northeast, Darfour to the east and the Crystal and Mayombe mountains to the southwest. Two depressions occupy the central and southern parts of the territory: the one from Chad, the ancient dry sea from which Lake Chad remained, and the one from Congo, crossed by the river with the same name and its main tributaries (Oubangui, Sangha, Alima). A coastal plain stretches from the mainland of Equatorial Guinea to the Congo River.  

The predominant climate in this area is warm and very humid, which allows the existence of important forests, from which precious wood essences are exploited.