What where the people in north africa like, what was their surroundings like
Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "North Africa people" to get these possible sources:
http://www.africaguide.com/culture/index.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/people/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa
http://www.answers.com/topic/north-africa
You can do similar searches for the rest of your questions to get your answers more quickly.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.