Which of the Following Does Not Help Explain the Connection

Which of the following does not help explain the connection between social infrastructure and the distance from the equator?

A) Western Europe was the first region to develop social infrastructure favorable to production.
B) Countries sparsely settled in the 1500s were highly influenced by Western European institutions and thus developed social infrastructures more favorable to production.
C) Tropical countries, more densely populated in the 1500s, were conquered by European countries for resource and commodity extraction and have not developed social infrastructures favorable to production.
D) There is no discernable relationship between distance from the equator and social infrastructure favorable to production.
E) None of the above.