Question

melting polar ice is making mineral and oil resources easier to exploit, setting off a scramble for access. in the sentence above, scramble has the same or almost the same meaning as: journey route rush trading

Explanation:

In the context, "scramble" means a hurried or eager competition or rush. "Run" can convey a similar sense of a sudden, eager - to - get - something activity. "Journey" and "route" are about travel paths, and "meeting" is about an assembly.

Answer:

C. run