Refer to the figure.
The figure illustrates the Coriolis effect for Earth. Which of the following statements about the Coriolis effect is false?

A) The Coriolis effect has a major impact on determining global patterns of ocean currents as well as winds.
B) The Coriolis effect occurs because points on Earth close to the equator are rotating around Earth's axis more slowly than points farther from the equator.
C) If the Earth's direction of rotation was from east to west rather than west to east, the deflection would still occur, but its direction would be reversed.
D) If the Earth was a cylinder (with its length oriented north-south and rotating around a north-south axis) rather than a sphere, no east-west deflection of a north-south trajectory would occur.