1) Have you tried hitting tab to go through all the "pages" on the embark screen? Also, like Shonus said above, the newer versions don't show much detail for your soil layers except flux/deep-shallow metals/deep-shallow soild and aquifers.
2) I've noticed that the Find feature is buggy as hell. You'd probably just be better off taking the time to dig around your world and pick out a site meeting your requirements. I'd suggest finding a spot that's got at least a brook, a good amount of wood and vegetation, as well as a mountain-side for defense/dwarfiness. Also, make sure at least one of you biomes doesn't have an aquifer (check using the F1-F# buttons to make sure), or you're in for FUN.
3) Your shearers and hunters might be on break. I've also noticed that hunters won't do their jobs if you don't have ammo for them to use. Try setting one of your craft shops to make some wood/bone bolts and make sure to go to the military screen and set you hunters up with the right ammo. (Should be already done by default, but it never hurts to check.)
Also, as for shearers and milkers... Sometimes, they will be doing there jobs and taking animals to the workshop to be shorn/milked. But if your herd animals are set to a certain pasture and the rest of your dwarfs have animal hauling enabled, they will drag the animals out of the workshop causing a tug-of-war situation. Try setting up only your shearers to have animal hauling enabled and see if that makes them get you some wool.