@buttonstc
1) Yes it is Material Request.. sorry I am trying not to confuse you as I know you are already frustrated. No there is no form.
2) Look around your island and find a brown sign that says "expand". Now click on that and then look for the yellow squares. They will outline several areas to where you can expand. The yellow squares will be next to where you already expanded. Try expanding where your red and yellow habitat is on the right side. Tap the yellow square and you will get a pop up telling you how much silver and maps you need to expand. There should be an "ask friends" blue button. Tap that then you will get a pop up with a list of your friends. Check each box and ask every friend including Stormie. Then click the send button.
3) I believe the first couple of expansions only cost you silver till you started leveling up. Then yes you need silver and maps to expand. If you are trying to expand and only getting the silver option then go ahead and pay the silver to expand. I do not remember what level you have to be to start asking for maps. Just watch the screen as you start leveling up and look for the "ask friends" blue button for maps.
4) Do not do the Quest outpost. You can breed a Water and Forest dragon to get the Island Dragon that is needed for the quest outpost. But he is not guaranteed to bring back maps everytime you send the Island dragon out. Do not worry about Quest Outpost till you level up some more.
I do not understand why people would tell you to use the quest outpost when you are only at level 12. And those people should know that when visiting your island.
I do understand why you are all confused. I will try to help you out. I am working on an expansion right now, so I cannot post pictures in the forum to show you what to look for as far as the yellow squares look like. When I am done expanding in 18 hours I will try to post pictures unless someone else is able to.