According to the survey of Youth Education, the characteristics of China's ethnic minorities are (). A, large mixed residence, small settlement, staggered residence. B, large scattered, small inhabited, staggered. C, large dispersion, large settlement, intertwined. D, scattered living. Answer: B.

Answer analysis: With the reform and opening up and economic development, people of all ethnic groups in China are more mobile and more dispersed. Therefore, scattered, small-inhabited and mixed-habitation are more in line with the characteristics of current ethnic distribution.