Climate influenced the use of pipes instead of cigars in North America.

Evidence

In the colder north, though, there were no wrapping leaves to be had through the long winters, and smokers had to find another way of containing their tobacco – so they made pipes. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 603

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 603