Simplify the following text for a Grade 3 native English-speaking person.
Original: Other geographic locations with connections to the industry have since characterized themselves as Siliconia as well , for example Silicon Forest in Oregon , Silicon Hills in Austin , Silicon Saxony in Germany , Silicon Valley in India , and Silicon Border in Mexicali .
Simplified: There is a lot of silicon on the Earth . At the beach , there is silicon in the form of sand .