Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Sand cat lives in arid areas that are too hot and dry even for the African Wildcat : the Sahara , the Arabian Desert , and the deserts of Iran and Pakistan .
Simplified: It lives in those arid areas that are too hot and dry even for the desert cat : the Sahara , the Arabian Desert , and the deserts of Iran and Pakistan .