Progressively narrow from country to province/state to city to specific landmark
When the question asks about a specific geographic location or landmark, and provides clues about the broader region (country, administrative division, census data, historical context).
Narrow geographic scope step by step:
If the initial assumption contradicts other clues, correct the scope immediately.
[country/region characteristics] largest cities [census year] population[city name] monument museum landmark [feature description] [year]museum established [year] renamed [year]Question: one of four largest cities in former Yugoslavia country, monument built before 1970, artist born 1928.
"Bosnia largest cities 2013 census population" — determined four cities: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica"monument artist born 1928 Bosnia Sarajevo Banja Luka Tuzla Zenica" — narrowed to Zenica"Zenica Partisan Detachment May 1942 killed perished event" — found specific monumentQuestion: museum established 1910, renamed 1999, ~602 miles from an aquarium.
"museum established 1910 renamed 1999" — directly located the museum"Fort Smith Arkansas to Newport Kentucky distance miles" — verified distance constraintNot correcting wrong geographic scope: If your initially assumed location contradicts population data or other constraints, you must revise the assumption rather than ignoring the mismatch.