u/GeneProfessional4825

I am a pretty new player (played for about a month) and am loving geoguessr, but i keep getting maps where it is pretty obviously america or pretty obviously russia although i dont know how to narrow it down. Its got to the point where sometimes i will get the country right but get under 1000 points. Anyone know how to narrow it down more? I am pretty good with cities in russia and america and with states in America (although i am not american so i dont know them all) but i am not good at narrowing down which part of america if cant see a name. Anyone got some tips? Thanks in advance!