If you do not have ArcGIS pro installed on your computer, please install it before continuing.
The first step in making a map is creating a project, which contains maps, databases, and directories.
Project templates are useful in creating a new project because they have aspects of ArcGIS Pro that are important including folder connections, access to databases and servers, and predefined maps.
A Blank template starts a new empty project. It means you won’t have the aspects mentioned above and will start from scratch to build your project. Scene views are for 3D map presentations. Global Scene is a useful template when your data is best represented on a globe. A Global Scene creates a project based on ArcGlobe (part of 3D Analyst extinction of ArcGIS for Desktop). Local Scene is useful for a small area to perform analysis or edit. It is similar to ArcScene in ArcGIS for Desktop. The Map template is suitable for creating a 2D map for your project. It creates a geodatabase in the project folder.[1]
[1] For more information on project templates: (1) ArcGIS Pro [3], (2) GISP, Tripp Corbin. 2015. Learning ArcGIS Pro. Community Experience Distilled. Packt Publishing: P. Accessed September 22, 2016. http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=878863 [4].