Create new partition on empty disk:

fdisk /dev/sdb

Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x86992fcf.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.

Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 1073.7 GB, 1073741824000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 130541 cylinders, total 2097152000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x86992fcf

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

Command (m for help): n
Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): <ENTER>
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-2097151999, default 2048): <ENTER>
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-2097151999, default 2097151999): <ENTER>
Using default value 2097151999

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 1073.7 GB, 1073741824000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 130541 cylinders, total 2097152000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x86992fcf

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1            2048  2097151999  1048574976   83  Linux

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

Format with ext4:

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1

Mount the partition:

mkdir /mnt/disk
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/disk