1. The problem asks to find the area of a parallelogram with given dimensions. 2. The formula for the area of a parallelogram is: $$\text{Area} = \text{base} \times \text{height}$$ 3. Here, the base is given as 9 cm and the height is 7 cm. 4. Substitute the values into the formula: $$\text{Area} = 9 \times 7$$ 5. Calculate the product: $$\text{Area} = 63$$ 6. Therefore, the area of the parallelogram is 63 square centimeters.