City council members have voted to develop a skateboard park for teens as a safer option than public roads. Why would they hire a geographer to help with planning?

A geographer can study where teens live and how they travel, along with other population patterns, to identify a location that is accessible and suitable for the park. This is why analyzing population data is the strongest planning role. A detailed map could be useful later, but it does not determine the best location.

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